Lipid Metabolism
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Lipid Metabolism focuses on the regulation and metabolism of lipids. This book is composed of 10 chapters that specifically deal with fatty acids, prostaglandins, glycerides, glycerophosphates, cholesterol, isoprenoids, and aromatic compounds. This text starts with an overview of fatty acid metabolism and its controlling factors. This topic is followed by discussions on the physiochemical aspects of oxidative metabolism of fatty acids, with a special emphasis on the role of carnitine in this process. A chapter highlights the several important aspects of higher plant lipid metabolism. Other chapters are devoted to the structures, biosynthesis, and metabolism of prostaglandins, bacterial lipids, phospholipids, glycerides, and steroids. The final chapters describe the biogenesis of aromatic substances through the polyketide path, including polyisoprenoid quinines and related compounds.
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
Preface
I. Fatty Acid Metabolism
I. Introduction
II. Fatty Acid Oxidation
III. Fatty Acid Biosynthesis
IV. Elongation of Fatty Acids
V. Desaturation of Fatty Acids
VI. α-Oxidation of Fatty Acids
VII. ω-Oxidation of Fatty Acids
VIII. Ketone Body Formation
IX. The Control of Fatty Acid Biosynthesis
X. The Control of Fatty Acid Oxidation
References
II. Physiological-Chemical Aspects of Fatty Acid Oxidation
I. Introduction
II. Carnitine
III. The Role of Carnitine in Long-Chain Fatty Acid Oxidation
IV. Mitochondrial Compartmentation
VI. Carnitine Acetyltransferase
VII. Gluconeogenesis
VIII. Ketogenesis
IX. Fatty Acid Oxidation and Glucose Homeostatis
X. Carnitine Depletion States
References
III. Fatty Acid Metabolism in Plants
I. Introduction
II. Oxidative Systems
III. Biosynthesis
IV. Unsaturation
V. Waxes
References
IV. Structures, Biosynthesis, and Metabolism of Prostaglandins
I. Chemistry of Prostaglandins
II. Biosynthesis of Prostaglandins
III. Metabolism of Prostaglandins
References
V. Bacterial Lipids
I. Introduction
II. The Apolar Substituents of the Bacterial Lipids
III. Glycolipids
IV. Phospholipids
V. The Role of Lipids in Bacterial Cell Membranes
References
VI. Phospholipid Metabolism
I. Introduction
II. Specific Metabolic Processes
III. General Metabolic Studies
References
VII. Glyceride Metabolism
I. Structural Considerations
II. Lipases
III. Biosynthesis of Triglycerides
IV. Metabolism of Glyceryl Ethers and Glycosyl Diglycerides
V. Absorption of Glycerides
VI. Transport of Chylomicrons and Their Uptake by Tissues
References
VIII. Steroid Metabolism
I. Cholesterol Biosynthesis
II. Transformations of Cholesterol
References
IX. The Biogenesis of Aromatic Substances
I. Introduction
II. The Reactions of Aromatic Ring Biosynthesis
III. Miscellaneous Biogeneses
IV. Conclusion
References
X. Biosynthesis of Polyisoprenoid Quinones and Related Compounds
I. Introduction
II. Ubiquinone and Related Compounds
III. Ubichromenols
IV. Quinones Derived from Terpenoids
V. Other Isoprenoid Quinones of the Benzoquinone Type
VI. Phylloquinone, Menaquinones, and Related Compounds
VII. Anthraquinone Biosynthesis
References
Author Index
Subject Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 628
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 1970
- Published: January 1, 1970
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780323144278