The chemical industry applies lipid analysis and characterization in creating specialty chemicals and polymers. Lipids can serve as raw materials in polymer chemistry. For instance, lipid-based ...

Spanning the Gap between Synthetic Lipid Chemisty and Signal Transduction Biology Many scientists are familiar with lipids as hydrophobic molecules that form biological cell membranes. However, ...

Lipids are fatty compounds that perform a range of essential functions in the body. Phospholipids, steroids, and triglycerides are examples of lipids. Although lipids play an essential role in the ...