Since the publication of the first edition of this successful and popular book in 1970, the subject of lipid biochemistry has evolved greatly and this fifth up-to-date and comprehensive edition includes much new and exciting information. Lipid Biochemistry , fifth edition has been largely re-written in a user-friendly way, with chapters containing special interest topic boxes, summary points and lists of suggested reading, further enhancing the accessibility and readability of this excellent text. Contents include abbreviations and definitions used in the study of lipids, routine analytical methods, fatty acid structure and metabolism, dietary lipids and lipids as energy stores, lipid transport, lipids in cellular structures and the metabolism of structural lipids. The book provides a most comprehensive treatment of the subject, making it essential reading for all those working with or studying lipids. Upper level students of biochemistry, biology, clinical subjects, nutrition and food science will find the contents of this book invaluable as a study aid, as will postgraduates specializing in the topics covered in the book. Professionals working in research in academia and industry, including personnel involved in food and nutrition research, new product formulation, special diet formulation (including nutraceuticals and functional foods) and other clinical aspects will find a vast wealth of information within the book's pages. Michael Gurr was a Visiting Professor in Human Nutrition at the University of Reading, UK and at Oxford Brookes University, UK. John Harwood is a Professor of Biochemistry at the School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, UK. Keith Frayn is a Professor of Human Metabolism at the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, UK. Designed to provide comprehensive coverage of the biochemistry of lipids for upper level students, Lipid Biochemistry, is a completely revised edition of this successful and popular textbook. Additional illustrations and photographs, chapter summaries, and enlarged page size and new topics are included, increasing its value over previous editions. This manual covers the nature of lipids; isolation, separation and detection of lipids; fatty acid structure and metabolism; lipids as energy stores; dietary lipids; lipids in cellular structures and lipid functions. Designed to provide comprehensive coverage of the biochemistry of lipids for upper level students, this fifth edition features some major new topics, including greater coverage of molecular aspects of the subject, and a brodening of coverage of disease aspects of lipids. New concluding sections each chapter, new artwork Designed to provide comprehensive coverage of the biochemistry of lipids for upper-level students, some major new topics are covered in the fifth edition, including greater emphasis on molecular aspects of the subject
