Structural comparison of DOPG and DOPC lipid headgroups.
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posted on 2020-04-16, 17:52 authored by Agustín Bruzzese, James A. R. Dalton, Jesús GiraldoDOPG (A) headgroup is composed of a neutral glycerol group (red box) bound to the phosphate group (yellow box). DOPC (B) headgroup is composed of a positively-charged choline group bound (blue box) to the phosphate group (yellow box). DOPC and DOPG contain identical 18:1 fatty-acid chains (R).
