What Can We Learn From Biomembrane Simulations? - A Pedestrian Approach

Mikko Karrunen

Laboratory of Computational Engineering

Helsinki University of Technology

I discuss some problems and advances in molecular level simulations of biomembranes. The problem of proper treatment electrostatic interactions will be discussed. Interactions of cholesterol and alcohol (ethanol) will be used as specific examples of biologically interesting systems. Future directions - both computationally challenging and biologically relevant - will be briefly addressed.