Lipidomics update - April, 2018
The lipidomics update provides an overview of developments in lipid research. Each month we offer a fresh collection of research, news and events for the specialist and the interested non-specialist alike.
LIPID MAPS® highlights
Structure Drawing Tools - Draw and save complex lipid structures using either a simple menu-based interface or by entering an abbreviation (where appropriate). Structures are rendered using Javascript / Ketcher and may be saved in a number of formats.
Lipid of the month
Ceramides, such as Cer(d18:1/16:0) (systematic name: N-(hexadecanoyl)-sphing-4-enine) are a class of sphingolipids composed of the long-chain base sphingosine attached to a fatty acid via an N-acyl linkage. Ceramides are found in high concentrations within the cell membrane of cells. De novo synthesis of ceramide occurs in the endoplasmic reticulum. Ceramide is subsequently transported to the Golgi apparatus by either vesicular trafficking or the ceramide transfer protein CERT. Once in the Golgi apparatus, ceramide can be further metabolized to other sphingolipids, such as sphingomyelin (a key component of cell membranes) and the complex glycosphingolipids.
Events calendar
22nd International Symposium on Plant Lipids
July 3-8, 2016
Southeastern Regional Lipid Conference
November 9 - 11, 2016
Research library
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Dysregulation of soluble epoxide hydrolase and lipidomic profiles in anorexia nervosa.
Molecular Psychiatry 21, 537-546 (April 2016) | doi:10.1038/mp.2015.26