For many decades, Escherichia coli was the main model organism for the study of bacterial
membrane lipids. The results obtained served as a blueprint for membrane lipid …

The microorganism-microorganism or microorganism-host interactions are the key strategy
to colonize and establish in a variety of different environments. These interactions involve all …

Fossilized lipids preserved in sedimentary rocks offer singular insights into the Earth's
palaeobiology. These 'biomarkers' encode information pertaining to the oxygenation of the …

Lipid research represents a frontier for microbiology, as showcased by hopanoid lipids.
Hopanoids, which resemble sterols and are found in the membranes of diverse bacteria …

Terpenoids, or isoprenoids, are a family of compounds with great structural diversity which
are essential for all living organisms. In cyanobacteria, they are synthesized from the …

Covering: September 1964 to June 2023Bacteria and fungi living in symbiosis with insects
have been studied over the last sixty years and found to be important sources of bioactive …

Glycerol dibiphytanyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) are distinctive archaeal membrane-
spanning lipids with up to eight cyclopentane rings and/or one cyclohexane ring. The …

Glycosylated lipids (GLs) are added-value lipid derivatives of great potential. Besides their
interesting surface activities that qualify many of them to act as excellent ecological …

The members of the radical S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) enzyme superfamily are
responsible for catalyzing a diverse set of reactions in a multitude of biosynthetic pathways …

In this review we look back on 30+ years of bacteriohopanepolyol (BHP) research within the
field of organic geochemistry. BHPs are ubiquitous, intact polar lipids in modern …