In nature, lipids encompass a variety of substances, including fatty acids and their derivatives, such as esters and amines. Additionally, they include compounds that are related to the biosynthesis ...

Figure 1: Biological membranes are often ... Quickly it became apparent that the world of lipids was one of extreme diversity in structure, number and biochemical utility. For many lipids such ...

The future: relating molecular interactions to lipid structure What is an accessible goal for future studies of real and model biological membranes? Chemists place great value on having predictive ...

Biological tissue samples are either too awkward or too soft to investigate using ... But when testing if a drug is activated by the expected proteins, or reacting in a certain area of a lipid, ...

A new class of lipids developed by Penn Engineers improve the rates at which lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) successfully deliver ...

From combating cancer and infections to storing energy, lipid-protein interactions are critical to biological processes ... help researchers understand the structure and function of these ...