Lipids and Cell Membranes Outline
Notes HERE

Lipid bilayer HERE
Plasma cell membrane image HERE

Molecular Structures

• Fatty acid structures HERE
• Numbering HERE / HERE / List HERE
• Linolenate (linolenic acid) HERE
• Phospholipid generalized structure HERE
• Phosphatidic acid (phosphatidate) structure HERE
• Phosphatidate "add-ons" HERE
• Phosphatidyl-derivatives of phosphatidate HERE
• Sphingosine and sphingomyelin HERE / Cerebroside HERE
• Cholesterol HERE
• Archaeons HERE and their ether lipids HERE
• Membrane lipid depictions HERE and HERE

Characterization

• Micelle HERE / Bilayer HERE / Space-filling bilayer HERE and HERE/
• Liposome Structure HERE / Preparation HERE
• Lipid bilayer measurements HERE
• Lipid bilayer permeability HERE

Membrane Proteins

• Membrane protein gel profile HERE
• Integral and Peripheral membrane proteins HERE
• Bacteriorhodopsin structure HERE
• Porin structure HERE
• Prostaglandin H2 synthase-1 - membrane attachment HERE / Structure HERE /
• Prostaglandin synthesis HERE / Aspirin action HERE

Predicting transmembrane helices HERE, HERE, HERE

Further Characterization

• Diffusion in membranes (FRAP Technique) HERE and HERE
• Fluid mosaic model
• Lateral vs Transverse HERE
• Phase transition/melting temperature (Tm) of membrane HERE
• Tm comparison of membranes HERE
• Disruption of packing by unsaturated fatty acids HERE and HERE
• Cholesterol in membranes HERE
• Na/K transport HERE

Structure/Function

• Bacterial membranes HERE and HERE
• Internal membranes of eukaryotes HERE
• Receptor-mediated endocytosis HERE