• Title of article

    A possible mechanism for pressure reversal of general anaesthetics from molecular simulations

  • Author/Authors

    Chau، نويسنده , , P.-L. and Hoang، نويسنده , , Paul N.M. and Picaud، نويسنده , , Sylvain and Jedlovszky، نويسنده , , Pلl، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    294
  • To page
    297
  • Abstract
    The effect of general anaesthetics is pressure-dependent. We have simulated a fully hydrated dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine bilayer with halothane (a general anaesthetic) embedded, at pressures of 1, 200 and 400 atm, respectively. We find that at higher pressures, halothane molecules tend to cluster together. Based on these results, we propose a possible mechanisms for pressure reversal of anaesthesia.
  • Journal title
    Chemical Physics Letters
  • Serial Year
    2007
  • Journal title
    Chemical Physics Letters
  • Record number

    1921638