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Lipids are crucial components in drug delivery due to their ability to form bilayers which can encapsulate and stabilize compounds, making them ideal for therapies such as mRNA vaccines. An increasing demand for expertise in the development of these technologies and synthesis of the lipid components are driving advancements in drug delivery.

One of the primary functions of lipids in biological systems is to store energy in the form of acylglycerols (commonly called glycerides), especially triglycerides. The vast majority of dietary lipids occur in this form, and as the primary component of adipose tissue, they are also the manner in which excess energy can be stored for later use. These are commonly referred to as dietary fats and food oils.

Lipids and lipid-like compounds are becoming increasingly relevant not only in bioscientific research and food science, but also in material engineering and traditional industry. We manufacture lipids both by extraction and purification from natural sources and via organic synthesis.

Fatty acids and their many derivatives form the basic components of other more complex lipid classes. This category also includes biologically active, oxidized derivatives of polyunsaturated fatty acids such as elovanoids, eicosanoids, and octadecanoids.

Phospholipids are essential constituents of all biological membranes exhibiting many functions. They act as dynamic  components that are essential for the functionality and structure of the cells.

Glycerides, also referred to as acylglycerols or glycerolipids, are esters formed from glycerol and fatty acids. Glycerol has three hydroxyl functional groups that are esterified with one, two, or three fatty acids to form monoglycerides, diglycerides, and triglycerides.

Monochloropropanediols & Glycidyl esters are commonly used as reference standards for identification, characterization and quantification of these compounds which are harmful contaminants in food oil processing. Our standards are used in explorative process development projects as well as routine quality control of product in various stages of the manufacturing process.