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  • Physical chemistry
  • Biophysics
  • Computational modeling

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  • Inverted hexagonal (HII) lipid phases are crucial in nanomedicine and biological systems.
  • Understanding HII phase behavior requires detailed structural and dynamic information.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the structural parameters of HII phases composed of dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (DOPE) and palmitoyloleoylphosphatidylethanolamine (POPE) using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.
  • To determine the effects of hydration level and temperature on HII structural parameters, including deuterium order parameters and water core radius.
  • To compare the HII structures formed by DOPE and POPE to understand the influence of acyl chain unsaturation.

Main Methods:

  • Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of DOPE and POPE lipid systems at various hydration levels and temperatures.
  • Deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance (2H NMR) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) experiments for validation.
  • Estimation of maximum hydration levels for DOPE and POPE HII lattices.

Main Results:

  • MD simulation results showed excellent agreement with experimental data (2H NMR, SAXS).
  • Dehydration decreased the water core radius; increased hydration slightly increased lipid acyl chain order parameters.
  • Increased temperature decreased acyl chain order parameters, maximum hydration, water core radius, and lattice plane distances.

Conclusions:

  • MD simulations provide a reliable method for predicting HII phase behavior and structural parameters.
  • A protocol for constructing computational HII systems that accurately represent experimental systems was proposed.
  • The findings contribute to the development and validation of force field parameters for lipid simulations in nanomedicine.