Cardiolipin

an unusual “double” phospholipid containing four fatty acid chains

found primarily in the inner mitochondrial membrane

acts to improve the efficiency of oxidative phosphorylation, by restricting proton flow across the membrane

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Dispersion or London forces are large networks of intermolecular forces between nonpolar and non-charged molecules and atoms (i.e. alkanes, noble gases, and halogens). 

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Molecules that have induced dipoles may also induce neighbouring molecules to have dipole moments, so a large network of induced dipole-induced dipole interactions may exist.

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Potential energy of an induced dipole-induced dipole interaction depends on first ionization energy of atom creating permanent dipole.

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Van der Waals interactions involve instantaneous dipoles and induced dipoles that arise because of fluctuations in the electron charge distributions of adjacent nonbonded atoms.

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Nitrogenous Base pairs & aromatic amino acids stack together through pi, pi-electronic interactions. These stacking interactions are best example of VWI.