SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* PLACENTI FRANK M (Last) (First) (Middle) 2 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE SUITE 2200 (Street) PHOENIX AZ 85004-4406 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol LIPID SCIENCES INC/ [ LIPD ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/08/2006
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/08/2006		P		7,936	A	$1.26	7,936	I	I(1)
Common Stock	08/08/2006		P		11,904	A	$1.26	19,840	I	I(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrant	$1.51	08/08/2006		P		2,380		02/09/2007	02/09/2012	Comon Stock	2,380	$0	2,380	I	I(1)
Warrant	$1.51	08/08/2006		P		3,571		02/09/2007	02/09/2012	Common Stock	3,571	$0	3,571	I	I(2)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares are owned directly by the Placenti Revocable Trust. The Placenti Revocable Trust is an estate planning trust of which Mr. Placenti is a trustee. In his capacity as a trustee of such trust, Mr. Placenti is deemed to have beneficial ownership of all Lipid Sciences, Inc. (the "Company") shares held by the Placenti Revocable Trust.

2. The shares are owned directly by the Directorship Services, Inc. Profit Sharing Trust. Frank M. Placenti serves as a director of the Company pursuant to an arrangement between the Company and Directorship Services, Inc. ("DSI"). Directorship Services, Inc. Profit Sharing Trust was established by DSI as a retirement planning vehicle for DSI's employees. Mr. Placenti is the sole trustee of the trust and, in such capacity, has sole beneficial ownership of all Company shares owned by the Trust.

	/s/ Sandra Gardiner, as Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of Frank M. Placenti, Director	08/10/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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