Biochemistry of lipids, lipoproteins and membranes / edited by Dennis E. Vance and Jean E. Vance. — 5th ed. — Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2008. – (58.174212/B615m/5th ed.)

Contents

    Contents
    
    Preface v
    List of contributors
    Chapter 1. Functional roles of lipids in membranes
    Chapter 2. Lipid modifications of proteins
    Chapter 3. Fatty acid and phospholipid metabolism in prokaryotes
    Chapter 4. Lipid metabolism in plants
    Chapter 5. Oxidation of fatty acids in eukaryotes
    Chapter 6. Fatty acid synthesis in eukaryotes
    Chapter 7. Fatty acid desaturation and chain elongation in mammals
    Chapter 8. Phospholipid biosynthesis in eukaryotes
    Chapter 9. Ether-linked lipids and their bioactive species
    Chapter 10. Lipid metabolism in adipose tissue
    Chapter 11. Phospholipases
    Chapter 12. The eicosanoids: cyclooxygenase， lipoxygenase， and epoxygenase pathways
    Chapter 13. Sphingolipids
    Chapter 14. Cholesterol biosynthesis
    Chapter 15. Metabolism and function of bile acids
    Chapter 16. Lipid assembly into cell membranes
    Chapter 17. Lipoprotein structure
    Chapter 18. Assembly and secretion of triacylglycerol-rich lipoproteins
    Chapter 19. Dynamics of lipoprotein transport in the circulatory system
    Chapter 20. Lipoprotein receptors
    Chapter 21. Lipids and atherosclerosis
    Subject Index 607
    Color plate section