Biochemistry of Lipids, Lipoproteins and Membranes

Klappentext Covering the major areas of interest in the lipid field! this title represents a bridge between the superficial coverage of the lipid field found in basic biochemistry text books and the highly specialized material contained in scientific review articles and monographs.

List of contents

Functional roles of lipids in membranes; Lipid modifications of proteins; Fatty acid and phospholipid metabolism in prokaryotes; Lipid metabolism in plants; Oxidation of fatty acids in eukaryotes; Fatty acid synthesis in eukaryotes; Fatty acid desaturation and chain elongation in eukaryotes; Phospholipid biosynthesis in eukaryotes; Ether-linked lipids and their bioactive species; Adipose tissue and lipid metabolism; Phospholipases; Glycerolipids in signal transduction; The eicosanoids: cyclooxygenase, lipoxygenase, and epoxygenase pathways; Sphingolipids: metabolism and cell signalling; Cholesterol biosynthesis; Metabolism and function of bile acids; Lipid assembly into cell membranes; Lipoprotein structure; Assembly and secretion of lipoproteins; Dynamics of lipoprotein transport in the human circulatory system; Lipoprotein receptors; Lipids and atherosclerosis

Product details

• Authors: Neale Mcleod Ridgway, J.e. Vance Vance, VANCE J E VANCE DENNIS E
• Assisted by: Roger McLeod (Editor), Neale Ridgway (Editor), Dennis E. Vance (Editor), J. E. Vance (Editor), Jean E. Vance (Editor)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.03.2008
• EAN: 9780444532190
• ISBN: 978-0-444-53219-0
• No. of pages: 624
• Series: New Comprehensive Biochemistry; New Comprehensive Biochemistry
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Biochemistry, biophysics