Lipids are broken down through a process called lipolysis, which involves the hydrolysis of triacylglycerols into fatty acids and glycerol. The fatty acids are then oxidized through beta-oxidation in ...

Lipids are essential components of cellular membranes, contributing to the basic structure and function. The most common lipids in membranes are phospholipids, which form a bilayer with hydrophilic ...

Researchers have identified how a single mutation in the GPX4 enzyme causes neurons to undergo ferroptosis, leading to severe early-onset dementia.

Water (H₂O): Oxygen shares one electron with each of the two hydrogen atoms. Each hydrogen atom contributes one electron, resulting in oxygen having a total of 8 electrons in its valence shell (2 from ...