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.
Biography
Derek Marsh is a member of the research staff of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen. Dr. Marsh obtained his B.A. degree in physics from the University in Oxford in 1967 and his D.Phil. degree from the same institution in 1971. He worked subsequently at the Astbury Department of Biophysics, University of Leeds; at the Biology Division of the National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa; at the Max Planck Institute in Göttingen; and at the Biochemistry Department of the University of Oxford, before moving permanently to Göttingen in 1975.
Dr. Marsh's research interests centre on studies of the structure and dynamics of biological membranes and of lipid bilayer model membranes, using different biophysical techniques, the principal being spin-label electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy.
"It is no wonder that the book was published by CRC Press, with the vast amount and superior quality of the information contained therein. The work has been dramatically expanded and updated from the first edition, and is fortunately now in print once again."
—Matthew D. Metcalf, Pharm.D, Ph.D, Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University, Worcester, USA, from HerbalGram
