Fundamentals about onset and progressive disease character of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Table 4 Experimental data of fully hydrated fluid phase phosphatidylcholine lipid bilayers

	DLPC	DMPC	DPPC	DOPC	PDPC
Reference	25	25	26,27	26	28
Fatty acid structure	[C12:0]2	[C14:0]2	[C16:0]2	[C18:1]2	C16:0;C22:6
Temperature (˚C)	30	30	50	30	30
Area A per lipid molecule (Å)2	63.2	60.6	64.0	72.5	74.8
Carbon interchain distance (Å)	4.49	4.39	4.51	4.80	4.88
Interaction energy U (kJ/mol)		-0.607			-0.379
UI	0	0	0	100	300

DLPC: Dilauroylphosphatidylcholine; DMPC: Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine; DPPC: Dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine; DOPC: Dioleoylphosphatidylcholine; PDPC: Palmitoyl-docosahexaenoic-phosphatidylcholine; UI: Unsaturation index.