title: Archaeal tetraether bipolar lipids: Structures, functions and applications.
abstract: Archaea have developed specific tools permitting life under harsh conditions and archaeal lipids are one of these tools. This microreview describes the particular features of tetraether-type archaeal lipids and their potential applications in biotechnology. Natural and synthetic tetraether lipid structures as well as their applications in drug/gene delivery, vaccines and proteoliposomes or as lipid films are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, UMR, France.
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jacquemet
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barbeau
authors.forename: Loïc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lemiègre
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Benvegnu
mesh_terms: D001105:Archaea / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D008055:Lipids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids