Lipids in all their states

摘要

This special section of Biochimie gathers together ten contributions, including 6 review articles and 4 research papers, from specialists in France, the Czech republic, Denmark, the UK and the USA, working in the field of the chemistry and physics of lipids. Two major directions are explored in this special section. The first provides insights into the molecular shape of membrane lipids, the use of fluorinated components for nano-scale compartmentation and lipid hydration and mobility (3 contributions). The second theme gives an overview of lipid-based vehicles for drug delivery, like lipophosphoramidates, cationic lipids, and multilamellar vesicles or nanovectors (4 contributions). Two manuscripts highlight the bioactivity of specific molecules, N-acylphosphatidylethanol-amine (NAPE) and phosphatidic acid (PA), particularly in plants (Arabidopsis), with also some relevance in animals.