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Life - As a Matter of Fat: The Emerging Science of Lipidomics

Life - As a Matter of Fat: The Emerging Science of Lipidomics

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Series: Frontiers Collection

Technology & EngineeringBiologyChemistry

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ISBN10: 3642421350
ISBN13: 9783642421358
Publisher: Springer
Published: Nov 29 2014
Pages: 276
Weight: 0.96
Height: 0.66 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English

This novel book 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. The emphasis is on the physical properties of lipid membranes seen as soft and molecularly structured interfaces, and the applications of lipids in nano-technology and biomedicine are also described. 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. Furthermore, it is shown 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.

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