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Based upon the results of ac calorimetry and temperature scanning X-ray diffraction in the phospholipid/cholesterol system, the phase diagram was constructed by taking into account the ripple structure. From the analysis of the cholesterol concentration dependence of the modified ripple structure the cholesterol-rich state which lies in the higher cholesterol concentration than 20 mol% in the phase diagram is proposed. It is proposed that this is a fundamental complex that appears generally in lipid/cholesterol systems.
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Hatta, I. Temperature scanning X-ray diffraction at phase transitions of biologically related lipid assemblies. J Therm Anal Calorim 82, 189–192 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-005-0864-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-005-0864-6