Lipids & Biological Membranes
A 16-module path through lipids & biological membranes, in study order from foundations to the frontier.
Modules
- Fatty Acid Structure and Nomenclature
- Fatty Acid Physical Properties and Saturation
- Triacylglycerols and Energy Storage
- Glycerophospholipid Architecture
- Sphingolipids and Glycolipids
- Cholesterol and Sterol Structure
- Membrane Lipid Amphipathicity and Self-Assembly
- The Lipid Bilayer and Membrane Asymmetry
- Membrane Fluidity and Phase Behavior
- Lipid Rafts and Membrane Microdomains
- Integral and Peripheral Membrane Proteins
- Passive Diffusion and Membrane Permeability
- Membrane Transporters and Active Transport
- Ion Channels and Selective Permeability
- Signal Transduction at the Membrane
- Eicosanoids and Lipid Signaling Molecules