Biochemistry of Lipids, Lipoproteins and Membranes

1. Physical Properties and Functional Roles of Lipids in Membranes (Pieter R. Cullis and Michael J. Hope). 2. Lipid Metabolism in Procaryotes (Suzanne Jackowski, John E. Cronan, Jr. and Charles O. Rock). 3. Oxidation of Fatty Acids (Horst Schulz) 4. Fatty Acid Synthesis in Eucaryotes (Alan G. Goodridge). 5. Fatty Acid Desaturation and Chain Elongation in Eucaryotes (Harold W. Cook). 6. Metabolism of Triacylglycerols (David N. Brindley) 7. Phospholipid Metabolism and Cell Signaling in Eucaryotes (Dennis E. Vance) 8. Metabolism, Regulation and Function of Ether-linked Glycerolipids and their Bioactive Species (Fred Snyder). 9. Phospholipases (Moseley Waite). 10. The Eicosanoids: Cyclooxygenase, Lipoxygenase and Epoxygenase Pathways (William L. Smith, Pierre Borgeat and Frank A. Fitzpatrick). 11. Sphingolipids (Charles C. Sweeley). 12. Cholesterol: Evolution of Structure and Function (Konrad Bloch). 13. Regulation of Sterol Biosynthesis and Isoprenylation of Proteins (Peter A. Edwards). 14. Lipoprotein Structure and Secretion (Roger Davis). 15. Dynamics of Lipoprotein Transport in the Circulatory System (Christopher J. Fielding and Phoebe E. Fielding). 16. Removal of Lipoproteins from Plasma (Wolfgang J. Schneider). 17. Lipid Assembly in Cell Membranes (Dennis R. Voelker). 18. Assembly of Proteins into Membranes (Reinhart A.F. Reithmeier).