Handbook of Lipid Bilayers, 2 Rev ed.

Handbook of Lipid BilayersEach chapter in the second edition contains considerable amounts of explanation and elaboration, including, in many cases, extensive analysis of structural connections between the data.

INTRODUCTION: Lipid Classification. Nomenclature of Lipids. Fatty Acids. PHOSPHOLIPIDS: Phospholipid Classification and Molecular Weights. Fatty Acid Composition of Naturally Occurring Phospholipids and of Membrane Lipids from the Yeast Lipidome. Physicochemical Properties of Phospholipids. Phospholipid pKas. Crystal Structures of Phospholipids. Phase Behavior and Hydration. Calorimetric Data. X-Ray Diffraction Data. Densitometric Data. Elastic Constants. Dynamic Properties. Phase Transition Temperatures. Phase Diagrams: Binary and Ternary Mixtures. Non-Lamellar Phases (Hexagonal and Cubic). Critical Micelle Concentrations and Lipid Transfer. Bilayer-Bilayer Interactions. Ion-Binding Constants. GLYCOLIPIDS: Glycolipid Classification and Molecular Weights. Fatty Acid Composition of Naturally Occurring Glycolipids. Physicochemical Properties of Glycolipids. Glycolipid pKas. Crystal Structures. Phase Behavior and Hydration. Calorimetric Data. X-Ray Diffraction Data. Densitometric Data. Elastic Constants. Dynamic Properties. Phase Transition Temperatures. Phase Diagrams: Binary Mixtures. Non-Lamellar Phases (Hexagonal and Cubic). Critical Micelle Concentrations and Lipid Transfer. Bilayer-Bilayer Interactions. Ion-Binding Constants.