Characterization and Roles of Membrane Lipids
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Biological Membrane Functions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 11311
Special Issue Editors
Interests: membrane biology; lipidomics; coral ecotoxicology; mass spectrometry-based analysis
Interests: toxicology; metabolomics; proteomics; analytical chemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Membrane lipids are thought to play a role in various biotic and abiotic processes. Because of the diversity of their molecular structure, membrane lipids present multiple physicochemical properties and, by assembling in complexes, they acquire collective behaviors under various physical and chemical conditions. Understanding how lipid diversity is produced and for what purposes is the subject of extensive investigation. Especially, in biological systems, lipids’ physiological maintenance and its (mis-)regulation as well as various diseases related to lipids are extensively explored using lipidomics and other combinatory approaches. Therefore, the mechanisms whereby membrane lipids exert their effects or functions are being clarified. The molecular principles of membrane lipids are applied in various investigation fields, such as tissue engineering, for therapeutic purposes. This Special Issue will present research studies on lipids, investigating aspects related to biology, medicine, nutriology, pharmacology, toxicology, environmental science, methodology, analytical chemistry, and corresponding applications. Authors are invited to submit their latest original research papers or review articles.
Dr. Chuan-Ho Tang
Prof. Dr. Ching-Yu Lin
Dr. Sheng-Han Lee
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Lipid profiling
- Lipid analysis
- Lipid metabolism
- Structure–function relationship
- Lipid effects
- Lipid assembly
- Lipid interaction
- Lipid behavior
- Membrane dynamics
- Interfacial reaction
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