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There is a constant turnover of lipids when a cell or an organism performs its life functions. Lipids have to be molecularly remodeled in order to meet the needs of a particular cell or tissue type, lipids have to be broken down to fatty acids and mono-acylglycerols in order to be able to be transported across membranes, and lipids have to be exported to where they are needed either as fuel, structure builders, or signal molecules. There is a host of catalysts in the form of enzymes that help make these processes possible.
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Mouritsen, O.G., Bagatolli, L.A. (2016). Lipid Eaters. In: LIFE - AS A MATTER OF FAT. The Frontiers Collection. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22614-9_18
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