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Life - As a Matter of Fat, 2005
The Emerging Science of Lipidomics
The Frontiers Collection Series
Author: Mouritsen Ole G.
Language: English
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Keywords
cells; cholesterol; fatty acids; lipid bilayer; lipid membrane; proteins; soft interfaces
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Publication date: 11-2014
276 p. · 15.2x22.9 cm · Paperback
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Publication date: 03-2005
276 p. · Hardback
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Presents a multi-disciplinary perspective on the physics of life and the particular role played by lipids and the lipid-bilayer component of cell membranes.
Emphasizes the physical properties of lipid membranes seen as soft and molecularly structured interfaces.
By combining and synthesizing insights obtained from a variety of recent studies, an attempt is made to clarify what membrane structure is and how it can be quantitatively described.
Shows how biological function mediated by membranes is controlled by lipid membrane structure and organization on length scales ranging from the size of the individual molecule, across molecular assemblies of proteins and lipid domains in the range of nanometers, to the size of whole cells.
Applications of lipids in nano-technology and biomedicine are also described.
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
