《Lipids:Biochemistry, Biotechnology and Health》6th Edition Michael I. Gurr著 
For the 6th Edition of this highly regarded textbook devoted to lipids, the title has been modified from Lipid Biochemistry to Lipids to acknowledge the coming together of biological and medical sciences, the increasingly blurred boundaries between them and the growing importance of lipids in diverse aspects of science and technology. The principal aims of this new edition - to inform students and researchers about lipids, to assist teachers and encourage further research – have not changed since previous editions. 
  
Significant advances in lipid science have demanded yet another extensive rewriting for this edition, with the addition of two new authors, to cover new knowledge of genes coding for proteins involved in lipid metabolism, the many lipids involved in cell signalling, the roles of lipids in health and disease and new developments in biotechnology in support of agriculture and industry. 
 
 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Preface, xv 
Acknowledgements, xvii 
 
About the authors, xix 
 
About the companion website, xxi 
 
1 Lipids: definitions, naming, methods and a guide to the contents of this book, 1 
 
1.1 Introduction, 1 
 
1.2 Definitions, 1 
 
1.3 Structural chemistry and nomenclature, 1 
 
1.4 Lipidomics, 4 
 
1.5 A guide to the contents of this book, 8 
 
Key points, 11 
 
Further reading, 12 
 
2 Important biological lipids and their structures, 13 
 
2.1 Structure and properties of fatty acids, 13 
 
2.2 Storage lipids – triacylglycerols and wax esters, 20 
 
2.3 Membrane lipids, 26 
 
Key points, 42 
 
Further reading, 42 
 
3 Fatty acid metabolism, 44 
 
3.1 The biosynthesis of fatty acids, 44 
 
3.2 Degradation of fatty acids, 85 
 
3.3 Chemical peroxidation is an important reaction particularly of polyunsaturated fatty acids, 95 
 
3.4 Peroxidation catalysed by lipoxygenase enzymes, 96 
 
3.5 Essential fatty acids and the biosynthesis of eicosanoids, 100 
 
Key points, 120 
 
Further reading, 121 
 
4 The metabolism of complex lipids, 124 
 
4.1 The biosynthesis of triacylglycerols, 124 
 
4.2 The catabolism of acylglycerols, 133 
 
4.3 The integration and control of animal acylglycerol metabolism, 136 
 
4.4 Wax esters, 143 
 
4.5 Phosphoglyceride biosynthesis, 146 
 
4.6 Degradation of phospholipids, 157 
 
4.7 Metabolism of glycosylglycerides, 163 
 
4.8 Metabolism of sphingolipids, 165 
 
4.9 Cholesterol biosynthesis, 173 
 
Key points, 182 
 
Further reading, 183 
 
5 Roles of lipids in cellular structures, 187 
 
5.1 Lipid assemblies, 187 
 
5.2 Role of lipids in cellular evolution, 193 
 
5.3 Membrane structure, 201 
 
5.4 Membrane function, 206 
 
5.5 Intracellular lipid droplets, 215 
 
5.6 Extracellular lipid assemblies, 222 
 
Key points, 226 
 
Further reading, 227 
 
6 Dietary lipids and their biological roles, 229 
 
6.1 Lipids in food, 229 
 
6.2 Roles of dietary lipids, 233 
 
Key points, 251 
 
Further reading, 251 
 
7 Lipid assimilation and transport, 253 
 
7.1 Lipid digestion and absorption, 253 
 
7.2 Transport of lipids in the blood: plasma lipoproteins, 261 
 
7.3 The coordination of lipid metabolism in the body, 275 
 
Key points, 284 
 
Further reading, 285 
 
8 Lipids in transmembrane signalling and cell regulation, 287 
 
8.1 Phosphoinositides have diverse roles in cell signalling and cell compartmentation, 288 
 
8.2 Endocannabinoid signalling, 299 
 
8.3 Lysophosphatidate and sphingosine 1-phosphate in the circulation regulate cell motility and proliferation, 299 
 
8.4 Signalling by phospholipase D, at least partly through phosphatidate, 300 
 
8.5 Ceramide regulates apoptosis and other cell responses, 301 
 
Key points, 302 
 
Further reading, 303 
 
9 The storage of triacylglycerols in animals and plants, 304 
 
9.1 White adipose tissue depots and triacylglycerol storage in animals, 304 
 
9.2 Brown adipose tissue and its role in thermogenesis, 310 
 
9.3 Lipid storage in plants, 313 
 
Key points, 314 
 
Further reading, 315 
 
10 Lipids in health and disease, 317 
 
10.1 Inborn errors of lipid metabolism, 317 
 
10.2 Lipids and cancer, 323 
 
10.3 Lipids and immune function, 328 
 
10.4 Effects of too much or too little adipose tissue: obesity and lipodystrophies, 338 
 
10.5 Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism, 349 
 
Key points, 364 
 
Further reading, 365 
 
11 Lipid technology and biotechnology, 367 
 
11.1 Introduction, 367 
 
11.2 Lipid technologies: from surfactants to biofuels, 367 
 
11.3 Lipids in foods, 375 
 
11.4 Modifiying lipids in foods, 379 
 
11.5 Modifying lipids in nonedible products, 383 
 
11.6 Lipids and genetically modified organisms, 385 
 
Key points, 390 
 
Further reading, 390 
 
Index and list of abbreviations, 391  
 
 
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