John E. Cabrera

The Staphylococcus aureus carotenoid staphyloxanthin modifies the structure of phosphoglycerol lipid bilayers

An atomistic model of STX is developed and it is demonstrated that STX significantly increases lipid packing and acyl chain order of STX–PG bilayer mixtures, and reduces the gel-to-liquid crystalline phase transition temperature, indicating a general stabilizing effect for the fluid phase of PG lipids of varying length.