Advances in lipid research
By: edited by Rodolfo Paoletti, David Kritchevsky
Series: Advances in Lipid Research -- v. 14; Advances in Lipid Research
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 1976
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9781483215365; 9780120249145
Subjects: Lipids; Periodicals; MEDICAL; Physiology; SCIENCE; Life Sciences; Human Anatomy & Physiology
Description: Advances in Lipid Research.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

English.
Table of contents: title: Front Cover; Advances in LipidResearch; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; CONTENTS OF PREVIOUS VOLUMES; Chapter 1. Regulation ofHMG-CoA Reductase; I. Introduction; II. Unique Role of HMG-CoA Reductase in SterolBiosynthesis; III. Distribution ofHMG-CoA Reductase; IV. Assay of HMG-CoAReductase Activity; V. Solubilized Mammalian Liver Microsomal HMG-CoA Reductase; VI. Diurnal Rhythm of Mammalian Liver HMG-CoA Reductase; VII. Developmental Pattern of Rat Liver HMG-CoA Reductase; VIII. Hormonal Effects on HMG-CoA Reductase.; title: IX. Modulation of HMG-CoA Reductase ActivityX. Regulation of Mammalian HMG-CoA Reductase by Steroids; XI. FamilialHypercholesterolemia; XII. Microbial HMG-CoA Reductases; XIII. Conclusion; References; Chapter 2. Fatty Acid Activation: Specificity, Localization, and Function; I. Introduction; II. Assays for Acyl-CoA Synthetases; III. Reaction Mechanism; IV. Substrate Specificity of Acyl-CoA Synthetases; V. Subcellular Localization of Acyl-CoA Synthetases; VI. Organ Distribution of Acyl-CoA Synthetases; VII. Function and Regulation of Acyl-CoA Synthetases; Note Added in Proof; References.; title: Chapter 3. PolyeneAntibiotic-Sterol InteractionI. Introduction; II. Structures and Chemical Properties of Polyene Antibiotics; III. Biological Properties of Polyene Antibiotics; IV. Molecular Basis of Polyene Antibiotics-Interaction with Membrane Sterols; V. Polyene Antibioticsin the Study of Membrane Structure-Function Relationships; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4. The Lipids of Plant Tissue Cultures; I. Introduction; II. The Plant Tissue Culture Technique; III. Total Lipids of Plant Tissue Cultures; IV. Fatty Acid Patterns of Lipids in Plant Tissue Cultures.; title: V. Variables Affecting the Lipids of Plant Tissue CulturesVI. Applications of Plant Tissue Cultures; VII. Summary and Conclusion; References; Chapter 5. Synthesis of Some Acylglycerols and Phosphoglycerides; I. Introduction; II. General Considerations; III. Racemic Acylglycerols; IV. Synthesis of Enantiomeric Acylglycerols; V. Synthesis of Phosphoglycerides; VI. Summary; References; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX.