About the Lipid Library

The AOCS Lipid Library® is your go-to source for comprehensive and expertly curated information on lipid science and technology. Whether you're looking to understand the latest research, develop innovative products, or broaden your knowledge, this guide provides the essential tools you need to succeed.

Since January 2017, the Lipid Library has been under the expert guidance of Editor-in-Chief Alejandro Marangoni.

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Triglyceride Property Calculator

Explore how molecular composition and polymorphic form affects the melting properties of triacylglycerides (TAGs). The calculator uses various empirical models to predict melting enthalpy and temperature for triacylglycerides of various molecular compositions and melting properties specified by the user.

When available, experimentally determined melting properties are provided for comparison.

Explore Resources

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The History of Lipid Science & Technology

Those of us accustomed to the techniques of lipidomics and molecular biology…

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Patrick Duffy and Polymorphism

The discovery and study of polymorphism in tristearin, a simple triglyceride, has…

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Biosynthesis of Plant Lipid Polyesters

All higher plants depend on extracellular lipophilic barriers that control the movement…

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Lipid Oxidation in Oil-In-Water Emulsions

1. Introduction Many food products, for example, mayonnaise, salad dressing, and milk…

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Chemistry/Physics

Animal Lipid Biochemistry Fatty acid oxidation  Glycerophosphate and acylglycerophosphate acyltransferases  Mammalian diacylglycerol…