Section I Simple Lipids
Simple Lipids with Only One Component
Hydrocarbons
Fatty Acids
Hydroxylated or Cyclic Fatty Acid Derivatives
Fatty Alcohols
Fatty Aldehydes
Fatty Ketones
Long-Chain Amino Alcohols
Phenolic or Quinone Lipids
Prenylated Lipids
Simple Lipids with Two Different Components
Acylglycerols
Simple Aminolipids
Ceramides
Waxes
Cyanolipids
Sterol Esters and Sterol Alkyl Ethers
Acyl-CoA
Simple Glycolipids
Section II Complex Lipids
Phospholipids
Glycerophospholipids
Glycerophosphonolipids
Sphingosylphospholipids
Sphingosylphosphonolipids
Complex Amino Lipids
Amino Lipids without Glycerol
Amino Lipids Containing a Diacylglycerol
Complex Glycolipids
Glycoglycerolipids
Glycosphingolipids
Lipopolysaccharides
Phenolic Glycolipids
Glycopeptidolipids
Appendix A: Main Biological and Pharmacological Properties of Lipids
Appendix B: Main Lipids Involved in Human Pathologies
Appendix C: Selected History of Lipid Science and Technology
Appendix D: References
Index
Biography
Claude Leray
