title: Putting the 'P' into phospholipids.
abstract: Despite almost hundred years of dedicated research, the synthesis of phospholipids remains a challenge. Here, we briefly review important trends and point out possible future directions that might lead to interesting new probes for the membrane environment. An improved liposome purification  and concentration protocol rounds up the article.
authors.affiliation: University of Geneva, Department of Organic Chemistry, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Illya A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Fedotenko
authors.forename: Margaret N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Holme
authors.forename: Radu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tanasescu
authors.forename: Pierre-Léonard
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Zaffalon
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zumbuehl
mesh_terms: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000378:metabolism; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D014462:Ultrafiltration
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D010743:Phospholipids