Lipids : biology and health /

Harwood, John L.,

Lipids : biology and health / by John L. Harwood, Keith N. Frayn, Denis Murphy, Robert Michell, and Michael I. Gurr. - 6th edition. - United Kingdom: Wiley Blackwell, 2016. - xiii, 420 p. ;

Preceded by Lipid biochemistry / by Michael I. Gurr, John L. Harwood, and Keith N. Frayn. 5th ed. 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Lipids : definitions, naming, methods and a guide to the contents of this book -- The structure of important biological lipids -- Fatty acid metabolism -- The metabolism of complex lipids -- Roles of lipids in cellular structures -- Dietary lipids and their biological roles -- Lipid assimilation and transport -- Lipids in transmembrane signalling and cell regulation -- The storage of triacylglycerols in animals and plants -- Lipids in health and disease -- Lipid technology and biotechnology.

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