{"product_id":"lipids-isbn-9781118501139","title":"Lipids","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSignificant 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn introductory chapter summarizes the types of lipids covered and their identification and provides a guide to the contents. Chapters contain boxes illustrating special topics, key point summaries and suggested further reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLipids: Sixth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e provides a huge wealth of information for upper-level students of biological and clinical sciences, food science and nutrition, and for professionals working in academic and industrial research. Libraries in all universities and research establishments where biological, medical and food and nutritional sciences are studied and taught should have copies of this excellent and comprehensive new edition on their shelves.                         \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xvii \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the authors xix \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the companion website xxi \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Lipids: definitions naming methods and a guide to the contents of this book 1\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Definitions 1 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Structural chemistry and nomenclature 1 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Lipidomics 4 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 A guide to the contents of this book 8 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 11 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 12 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Important biological lipids and their structures 13\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Structure and properties of fatty acids 13 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Storage lipids – triacylglycerols and wax esters 20 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Membrane lipids 26 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 42 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 42 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Fatty acid metabolism 44\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 The biosynthesis of fatty acids 44 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Degradation of fatty acids 85 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Chemical peroxidation is an important reaction particularly of polyunsaturated fatty acids 95 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Peroxidation catalysed by lipoxygenase enzymes 96 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Essential fatty acids and the biosynthesis of eicosanoids 100 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 120 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 121 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The metabolism of complex lipids 124\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 The biosynthesis of triacylglycerols 124 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 The catabolism of acylglycerols 133 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 The integration and control of animal acylglycerol metabolism 136 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Wax esters 143 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Phosphoglyceride biosynthesis 146 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Degradation of phospholipids 157 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Metabolism of glycosylglycerides 163 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Metabolism of sphingolipids 165 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 Cholesterol biosynthesis 173 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 182 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 183 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Roles of lipids in cellular structures 187\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Lipid assemblies 187 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Role of lipids in cellular evolution 193 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Membrane structure 201 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Membrane function 206 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Intracellular lipid droplets 215 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Extracellular lipid assemblies 222 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 226 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 227 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Dietary lipids and their biological roles 229\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Lipids in food 229 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Roles of dietary lipids 233 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 251 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 251 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Lipid assimilation and transport 253\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Lipid digestion and absorption 253 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Transport of lipids in the blood: plasma lipoproteins 261 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 The coordination of lipid metabolism in the body 275 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 284 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 285 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Lipids in transmembrane signalling and cell regulation 287\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Phosphoinositides have diverse roles in cell signalling and cell compartmentation 288 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Endocannabinoid signalling 299 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Lysophosphatidate and sphingosine 1-phosphate in the circulation regulate cell motility and proliferation 299 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Signalling by phospholipase D at least partly through phosphatidate 300 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Ceramide regulates apoptosis and other cell responses 301 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 302 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 303 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 The storage of triacylglycerols in animals and plants 304\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 White adipose tissue depots and triacylglycerol storage in animals 304 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Brown adipose tissue and its role in thermogenesis 310 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Lipid storage in plants 313 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 314 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 315 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Lipids in health and disease 317\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Inborn errors of lipid metabolism 317 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Lipids and cancer 323 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Lipids and immune function 328 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Effects of too much or too little adipose tissue: obesity and lipodystrophies 338 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Disorders of lipoprotein metabolism 349 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 364 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 365 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Lipid technology and biotechnology 367\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 367 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Lipid technologies: from surfactants to biofuels 367 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Lipids in foods 375 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Modifiying lipids in foods 379 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Modifying lipids in nonedible products 383 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Lipids and genetically modified organisms 385 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey points 390 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther reading 390 \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex and list of abbreviations 391\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Gurr\u003c\/strong\u003e was Visiting Professor in Human Nutrition at Reading and Oxford Brookes Universities, UK. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Harwood\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Professor of Biochemistry, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, UK. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeith Frayn\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Human Metabolism, University of Oxford, UK. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDenis Murphy\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Biotechnology, School of Applied Sciences, University of South Wales, UK. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Michell\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Biochemistry, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, UK.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the Sixth Edition of this highly regarded textbook devoted to lipids, the title has been modified from \u003ci\u003eLipid Biochemistry\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eLipids\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSignificant 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn introductory chapter summarizes the types of lipids covered and their identification and provides a guide to the contents. 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Libraries in all universities and research establishments where biological, medical and food and nutritional sciences are studied and taught should have copies of this excellent and comprehensive new edition on their shelves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the authors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Gurr\u003c\/b\u003e was Visiting Professor in Human Nutrition at Reading and Oxford Brookes Universities, UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Harwood \u003c\/b\u003eis a Professor of Biochemistry, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeith Frayn\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Human Metabolism, University of Oxford, UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenis Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Biotechnology, School of Applied Sciences, University of South Wales, UK \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Michell\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Biochemistry, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, UK\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989533737189,"sku":"NP9781118501139","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118501139.jpg?v=1761784494","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/lipids-isbn-9781118501139","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}