Lipids serve a great variety of functions, ranging from structural components of biological
membranes to signaling molecules affecting various cellular functions. Several of these
functions are related to the unique physico-chemical properties shared by all lipid species,
ie, their hydrophobicity. The latter, however, is accompanied by a poor solubility in an
aqueous environment and thus a severe limitation in the transport of lipids in aqueous
compartments such as blood plasma and the cellular soluble cytoplasm. Specific proteins …