A key problem in membrane research is simply the lack of reliable chemical analyses. The necessary lipid composition data have proven difficult to obtain for most real biological membranes.

The first clues to lipid bilayer structure came from results with red ... Journal of the American Chemical Society 39, 1848–1906 (1917).

"Lipids also contain chemotaxonomic information that allows us to determine the composition of microbial communities," adds Dr. Becker. "Based on their chemical signatures, we can distinguish ...

Lipid bilayers in mammalian membranes can have a more asymmetric composition than previously thought, new research shows.

Lipid bilayers in mammalian membranes can have a more asymmetric composition than previously thought, new research shows.