ABSTRACT

Employing a multidisciplinary approach to phospholipid research, this work catalogues the current knowledge of this class of molecules and details the general, chemical, physical and structural properties of phospholipid monolayers and bilayers. Phospholipid applications are also covered.

part 1

General and Chemical Properties

chapter 1|22 pages

Structure and Nomenclature

chapter 4|31 pages

Phospholipid Biosynthesis

chapter 5|44 pages

Chemical Preparation of Sphingosine and Sphingolipids

A Review of Enantioselective Syntheses

chapter 6|92 pages

Chemical Preparation of Glycerolipids

A Review of Recent Syntheses

chapter 7|59 pages

Polymerizable Phospholipids

chapter 9|11 pages

Chemical Stability

part 2|393 pages

Physical and Structural Properties

chapter 11|51 pages

Physical Characterization

chapter 12|53 pages

Lipid Polymorphism

Structure and Stability of Lyotropic Mesophases of Phospholipids

chapter 13|55 pages

Dynamic Properties

chapter 14|42 pages

Ionization and Ion Binding

chapter 15|25 pages

Phospholipid Hydration

chapter 16|24 pages

Phospholipid Monolayers

chapter 17|35 pages

Phospholipid Vesicles

chapter 18|23 pages

Solute Transport Across Bilayers