Lipid membranes are a protective layer made up of fats in living organisms. They act like a barrier, surrounding cells or organelles, and help control what goes in and out of them. Full definition
They inserted these proteins into the lipid layers of vesicles, which are small capsules of lipid membranes such as the ones that make up a bacterial membrane. (sciencedaily.com)
Eukaryotes are the most structurally complex known cell type, and by definition are in part organized by smaller interior compartments, that are themselves enclosed by lipid membranes that resemble the outermost cell membrane. (sciencedaily.com)
By inhibiting the action of the «InhA» enzyme, pyridomycin literally caused the thick lipid membrane of the bacterium to burst. (sciencedaily.com)