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Lipids: Structure, physical properties and functionality

K Larsson, Camurus Lipid Research Foundation, Sweden, P Quinn, Kings College London, UK, K Sato, Hiroshima University, Japan and F Tiberg, Camurus AB, Sweden

Oily Press Lipid Library Series No. 19

The book is well written and easy to read, and its chapter structure and content is logically laid out. The book is a valuable addition to lipidologists and certainly useful for scientists working in fields where lipids are not the core interest but still have importance for solving scientific and/or technical issues.
European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

…written in an outstanding manner and there is no need for detailed information about the different chapters. …The book is truly and strongly recommended to anyone not only in the field of lipids but also to colloid chemists in general.
Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology

I strongly recommend this book to anyone working with lipids both in fundamental as well as in applied research.
Lipid Technology

In Lipids: Structure, physical properties and functionality, Professor Kåre Larsson, Peter Quinn, Kiyotaka Sato and Fredrik Tiberg have provided an up-to-date description of the diversity of lipid molecular arrangements in different physical states as a basis for the understanding of lipid functionality in biological and technical systems.

Lipids are components of many complex systems, some of which are natural in origin, such as the cell membranes of living organisms, and others created by human intervention, such as food emulsions. Scientists and technologists working on complex systems containing lipids need to relate composition and structure to behaviour, whether this is in the formulation of food products, development of drugs and drug delivery systems, study of living cells, or creation of new cosmetics, to name a few examples.

This book was originally planned as a new edition to Kåre Larsson’s popular book Lipids: Molecular organization, physical functions and technical applications published by the Oily Press in 1994. However, the subject area had to be expanded to such an extent that the one author could no longer cover it. Instead of resorting to the usual edited book with each chapter written by a different author, the three well-known scientists named above were invited to act as co-authors with Kåre Larsson. As a result Lipids: Structure, physical properties and functionality is not a second edition, but a new book with a new ISBN number.

ISBN 0 9531949 9 X
ISBN-13: 978 0 9531949 9 5
February 2006
288 pages  234 x 156mm  hardback  
£130.00 / US$220.00 / €155.00

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About the authors

Kare Larsson, Camurus Lipid Research Foundation, Lund, Sweden. Peter Quinn, Kings College London, London, UK. Kiyotaka Sato, Hiroshima University, Japan and Fredrik Tiberg, Camurus AB, Lund, Sweden.

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Contents

Basic concepts
 - Classification of lipids
 - Structure, physical properties and functional properties
 - Methods for structure characterization
 - References

Solid-state behaviour of polymorphic fats and fatty acids
 - Polymorphism: structures and transformations
 - Phase behaviour of binary mixtures of triacylglycerols
 - Polymorphic crystallization of fats in complex fluid systems
 - Conclusions
 - References

Liquid-crystalline lipid–water phases
 - Structures
 - Phase transitions and phase diagrams
 - Phase behaviour of different lipid–water systems
 - Main features of phase diagrams involving different types of lipids
 - Cholesterol esters
 - References

The liquid state
 - Liquid triacylglycerols
 - Simple non-polar lipids in the liquid state
 - Polar lipids in the liquid state and the aqueous L2 phase
 - Lipid microemulsions
 - The L3 phase
 - References

Lipids at the air–water interface – monolayers and multilayers in surface films, bubbles and foams
 - Monomolecular lipid films at the air–water interface
 - Bubbles and foams
 - References

Dispersions of lipid–water phases
 - Liposomes, vesicles and the Lα phase
 - Non-lamellar colloids of reversed cubic, hexagonal, and ‘sponge’ phase
 - Lipid–water dispersions in biological systems
 - Cubic cell membrane assemblies
 - References

Interaction of lipids with proteins and polypeptides
 - Introduction
 - Surface activity of proteins
 - Interaction of soluble proteins with lipid monolayers
 - Interaction of lipolytic enzymes with their substrates
 - Interaction of proteins and lipids in membranes
 - Lipoproteins
 - Cubic lipid–water phases
 - References

Emulsions
 - Oil-in-water emulsions
 - Water-in oil emulsions
 - Demulsification
 - References

Lipids of biological membranes
 - Introduction
 - Membrane lipid composition
 - Membrane function and lipid diversity
 - Biochemical mechanisms of lipid homeostasis
 - Conclusions
 - References

Lipid barriers at the environment–body interface
 - Introduction
 - Skin: The stratum corneum
 - Lipid barriers of the alimentary tract
 - The peritoneal mesothelium
 - Lung surfactant
 - References

Drug delivery
 - Colloidal self-assembly structures
 - Liquid crystals
 - Summary outlook
 - References

Foods
 - Starch–lipid interaction
 - Milk-based lipid products and their analogues
 - Cocoa butter and chocolate
 - Vegetable oils, frying oils and emulsion products
 - Lipids in bread and other baked products
 - References
 - Recommended further reading