Synthesis of one of the most abundant organic lipids elucidates its structure Date: July 13, 2021 Source: University of Groningen Summary: Crenarchaeol is a large, closed-loop lipid that is ...

"Structure of the molecular machine that links carbohydrate and lipid metabolism." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 3 April 2019. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 04 / 190403135009.htm>.

Lipid A represents the covalently bound lipid component of lipopolysaccharides (LPS), the endotoxins and O antigens of gram-negative bacteria. Lipid A's of endotoxically active LPS consist of a β ...

The lipids self-assemble into an intricate and complex 3D cubic structure, with water channels and lipid bridges running throughout the entire particle that can be used to package small molecule ...

The molecular architecture of LPD-3 and putative lipid-transfer features. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08918-y Cryo-EM density map of the full-length LPD-3 complex.