Lipid composition determines membrane properties, and cholesterol plays a major role in
this determination as it regulates membrane fluidity and permeability, as well as induces the …

Flavonoids are plant pigments that are synthesised from phenylalanine, generally display
marvelous colors known from flower petals, mostly emit brilliant fluorescence when they are …

Eukaryotic life appears to have flourished surprisingly late in the history of our planet. This
view is based on the low diversity of diagnostic eukaryotic fossils in marine sediments of mid …

Cholesterol and its relatives possessing the 1, 2-cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene ring
system (Figure 1) form the sterolome, which comprises a chemical library of more than 1000 …

Sterols, which are isoprenoid derivatives, are structural components of biological
membranes. Special attention is now being given not only to their structure and function, but …

The major function of vitamin D in vertebrates is maintenance of calcium homeostasis, but
vitamin D insufficiency has also been linked to an increased risk of hypertension …

Phytosterols (plant sterols) are triterpenes that are important structural components of plant
membranes, and free phytosterols serve to stabilize phospholipid bilayers in plant cell …

Mammalian cell membranes are composed of a complex array of glycerophospholipids and
sphingolipids that vary in head-group and acyl-chain composition. In a given cell type …

A thermodynamic and a microscopic interaction model are proposed to describe the phase
equilibria in the phosphatidylcholine-cholesterol system. The model calculations allow for a …

Abstract Positive-sense RNA ((+) RNA) viruses such as hepatitis C virus exploit host cells by
subverting host proteins, remodelling subcellular membranes, co-opting and modulating …