Lipids are a structurally diverse class of hydrophobic and amphipathic biomolecules, including fatty acids, triglycerides, phospholipids, glycolipids, sterols, and sphingolipids, that serve as energy stores, structural constituents of cellular membranes, and signaling molecules. The amphipathic character of phosphol…
Lipids are a structurally diverse class of hydrophobic and amphipathic biomolecules, including fatty acids, triglycerides, phospholipids, glycolipids, sterols, and sphingolipids, that serve as energy stores, structural constituents of cellular membranes, and signaling molecules. The amphipathic character of phospholipids drives self-assembly into the lipid bilayer that defines biological and synthetic membranes, while fatty acid chain length and saturation govern membrane fluidity, metabolism, and inflammatory signaling. Lipid metabolism is central to cardiovascular and metabolic health, with circulating lipoproteins, postprandial lipemia, and dyslipidemia implicated in atherogenesis and chronic disease. In biochemistry and pharmaceutics, engineered lipids enable drug delivery: PEGylated lipids confer stealth properties to nanocarriers, and polymerizable liposomes provide stabilized, functional vesicles. Research in this area examines the stealth behavior of PEGylated lipids, the thermal and physical stability of modified liposomes, lipid components of subcellular fractions, dietary effects on blood lipids and homocysteine, postprandial lipemia and glycemia after high-fat meals, the role of omega-3 fatty acids in inflammation, and associations between genetic polymorphisms and dyslipidemia in coronary disease. The journal publishes peer-reviewed work spanning lipid chemistry, membrane biophysics, lipid-based delivery systems, and lipid metabolism in health and disease, linking molecular structure to physiological and therapeutic function.
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