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Biogenesis of Fatty Acids, Lipids and Membranes pp 1–14Cite as

Membrane Lipid Biogenesis

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Part of the book series: Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology ((HHLM))

Abstract

In order to maintain a fluid lipid bilayer in the cell membrane, microorganisms must adjust to environmental conditions including the ambient temperature, pressure, and the presence of solutes that affect the physical state of the membrane. Although the types of amphipathic lipids present in the cell membrane can vary widely between species, the variety of adjustments made, including changes in the compositions of the hydrocarbon chains and the polar headgroups, appear to obey certain rules. The regulation of lipid biosynthesis to adapt to the cellular environment will be discussed in this chapter.

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    Diradyl refers to chains that may be linked through acyl ester bonds, alk-1-enyl ether, or saturated ether bonds.

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    Abbreviations: DGDG, diglycosyldiacylglycerol; DGluDG, diglycosyldiacylglycerol; GAPlaE, glycerol acetal of the plasmalogen form of phosphatidylethanolamine; MGDG, monoglycosyldiacylglycerol; MGluDG, monoglucosyldiacylglycerol; MV, membrane vesicles; PE, phosphatidylethanolamine; PlaE, plasmalogen form of phosphatidylethanolamine; PG, phosphatidylglycerol

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Goldfine, H. (2016). Membrane Lipid Biogenesis. In: Geiger, O. (eds) Biogenesis of Fatty Acids, Lipids and Membranes. Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43676-0_34-1

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