The fat controller: Thermoacidophilic Archaea possess membranes containing lipids consisting of mixtures of macrocyclic, 72-membered tetraethers composed of saturated isoprenoid chains linked to glycerol or higher sugars. Lipids of this type form highly stable liposomes and, therefore, are of commercial interest. The configurations of lipids containing cyclopentane units have now been determined by total synthesis of the diol 1.
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