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LIFE - AS A MATTER OF FAT - Lipids in a Membrane Biophysics Perspective (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 2016)
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LIFE - AS A MATTER OF FAT - Lipids in a Membrane Biophysics Perspective (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 2016)
Series: The Frontiers Collection
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The present book gives a multi-disciplinary perspective on the
physics of life and the particular role played by lipids (fats) 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. 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. Applications of lipids in nanotechnology and biomedicine are
also described. The first edition of the present book was published
in 2005 when lipidomics was still very much an emerging science and
lipids about to be recognized as being as important for life as
proteins, sugars, and genes. This significantly expanded and
revised edition takes into account the tremendous amount of
knowledge gained over the past decade. In addition, the book now
includes more tutorial material on the biochemistry of lipids and
the principles of lipid self-assembly. The book is aimed at
undergraduate students and young research workers within physics,
chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, nutrition, as well as
pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences. From the reviews of the
first edition: "This is a highly interesting book and a pleasure to
read. It represents a new and excellent pedagogical introduction to
the field of lipids and the biophysics of biological membranes. I
reckon that physicists and chemists as well as biologists will
benefit from this approach to the field and Mouritsen shows a deep
insight into the physical chemistry of lipids." (Goeran Lindblom,
Chemistry and Physics of Lipids 2005, vol. 135, page 105-106) "The
book takes the reader on an exciting journey through the lipid
world, and Mouritsen attracts the attention with a lively style of
writing ... . a comprehensive view of the 'lipid sea' can be easily
achieved, gaining the right perspectives for envisaging future
developments in the nascent field of lipidomics." (Carla Ferreri,
ChemBioChem, Vol. 6 (8), 2005)
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