Biochemistry Topics, Lipid Metabolism
Last Updated: February 19, 2025 Phospholipid Structures Phospholipids are synthesized by esterification of an alcohol to the phosphate of phosphatidic acid (1,2-diacylglycerol 3-phosphate) or through the remodeling of lysophospholipids. Most phospholipids have a...
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Signal Transduction Processes
Last Updated: April 15, 2025 Phospholipases and Phospholipids in Signal Transduction Phospholipases and phospholipids are involved in the processes of transmitting ligand-receptor induced signals from the plasma membrane to intracellular proteins. The locations at...
Biochemistry Topics, Lipid Metabolism
Last Updated: April 30, 2025 Introduction to Bioactive Lipids and Their Receptors Originally fats were generally considered mere sources of energy and as components of biological membranes. Aside from the eicosanoids (from Ancient Greek eíkosi for 20) few...
