Function and Biosynthesis of Lipids

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
In Memoriam Prof. Werner Seubert....Pages 1-2
A Short History of the Biochemistry of Lipids in Argentina (Opening Address)....Pages 3-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
The Role of Dolichol in Protein Glycosylation....Pages 9-19
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
The Role of Lipid in Stearyl CoA Desaturation....Pages 23-33
Biosynthetic Pathways of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids....Pages 35-50
The Specificity of Mammalian Desaturases....Pages 51-74
Regulation of the Δ9 Desaturation....Pages 75-83
Regulatory Function of Δ6 Desaturase — Key Enzyme of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Synthesis....Pages 85-101
Saturated and Mono-Unsaturated Fatty Acid Biosynthesis in Brain: Relation to Development in Normal and Dysmyelinating Mutant Mice....Pages 103-109
Protein Factor Involved in Fatty Acid Desaturation of Linoleic Acid....Pages 111-118
Biosynthesis of Lipids in Tumoral Cells....Pages 119-125
Specificity of Δ6 Desaturase — Effect of Chain Length and Number of Double Bonds....Pages 127-134
Fetal Accumulation of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids....Pages 135-143
Materno-Fetal Transfer of 14 C Linoleic and Arachidonic Acids....Pages 145-149
On the Asymmetric Composition of Plasma Membranes....Pages 153-173
Influence of the Lipid Environment on the Properties of Rhodopsin in the Photoreceptor Membrane....Pages 175-189
Approaches to the Biochemistry of Regeneration in the Central Nervous System....Pages 191-201
3-D-(−) Hydroxybutyrate Dehydrogenase from Rat Liver Mitochondria — Purification and Interaction with Phospholipids....Pages 203-217
The Role of Phospholipids in Na-K ATPase....Pages 219-224
Interactions with Phospholipid Monolayers of Lipids and Water-Soluble Compounds That Induce Membrane Fusion....Pages 225-231
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
The Lipid Composition and Ca Transport Function of Sarcoplasmic Reticulum(SR) Membranes during Development in Vivo and in Vitro....Pages 233-239
Lipid Metabolism during Development in Insects....Pages 241-248
Composition and Metabolism of Phospholipids during Early Stages of Vertebrate Embryonic Development....Pages 249-256
Front Matter....Pages 257-257
Structural Specificity of Gangliosides....Pages 259-265
The Biosynthesis of Brain Gangliosides — Evidence for a “Transient Pool” and an “End Product Pool” of Gangliosides....Pages 267-281
Effects of Brain Gangliosides on Reinnervation of Fast-Twitch Rat Skeletal Muscle....Pages 283-287
Studies on the Functions of Gangliosides in the Central Nervous System....Pages 289-295
The Biosynthesis of Gangliosides and Sialoglycoproteins in Bovine Retina....Pages 297-301
Possible Presence of Psychosine in Brain....Pages 303-309
Front Matter....Pages 405-405
Transformations of the Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in the Brain....Pages 313-328
The Significance of Base-Exchange Reactions in Lipid Metabolism....Pages 329-343
Metabolism of Phosphatidylcholine in the Central Nervous System....Pages 345-360
Metabolic Studies on Ethanolamine Phosphoglycerides in Neuronal and Glial Cells....Pages 361-365
Metabolic Relation between Phosphatidic Acids, CDP-Diglycerides, and Phosphoinositides....Pages 367-376
Neobiosynthesis of Phosphatidylinositol and of Other Glycerolipids in the Entire Cattle Retina....Pages 377-388
Phosphatidate, Phosphatidylinositol, Diacylglycerols, and Free Fatty Acids in the Brain Following Electroshock, Anoxia, or Ischemia....Pages 389-396
Acyl Groups, Molecular Species, and Labeling by 14 C-Glycerol and 3 H-Arachidonic Acid of Vertebrate Retina Glycerolipids....Pages 397-404
Effect of Phospholipid Liposomes on the Regulation of Cerebral Metabolism....Pages 407-418
Metabolism of Phosphatidic Acid and Phosphatidylinositol in Relation to Transmitter Release from Synaptosomes....Pages 419-427
Metabolism and Role of Phosphatidylinositol in Acetylcholinestimulated Membrane Function....Pages 429-446
Front Matter....Pages 405-405
The Possible Involvement of Phosphatidylinositol Breakdown in the Mechanism of Stimulus-Response Coupling at Receptors which Control Cell-Surface Calcium Gates....Pages 447-464
The Biosynthesis of Prostaglandins and Thromboxanes by Nervous Tissue....Pages 465-467
The Relationship between Cholinergic Proteolipid and Proteodetergent in Torpedo Electroplax Membranes....Pages 469-479
Effects of Divalent Cations, K + , and X-537A on Glycerolipid Metabolism in the Cattle Retina....Pages 481-488
Effects of Temperature, Ionic Environment, and Light Flashes on the Glycerolipid Neosynthesis in the Toad Retina....Pages 489-495
Muscarinic Cholinergic Stimulation of Phosphatidyl Inositol Turnover in the CNS....Pages 497-503
Selective Lipid Alterations during Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis — An Interpretation of the Changes....Pages 505-511
Front Matter....Pages 513-513
Essential Fatty Acids in Human Nutrition....Pages 515-534
Essential Fatty Acids: What Level in the Diet is Most Desirable?....Pages 535-546
The Relationship between Membrane Fatty Acids and the Development of the Rat Retina....Pages 547-559
Dietary Essential Fatty Acids, Brain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, and Prostaglandin Biosynthesis....Pages 561-573
Essential Fatty Acids in Testes....Pages 575-589
Membrane Structure and Function with Different Lipid-Supplemented Diets....Pages 591-607
Effect of Thyroxine on Δ6 and Δ9 Desaturation Activity....Pages 609-616
Biosynthesis of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids from the Linoleic Acid Family in Cultured Cells....Pages 617-624
Back Matter....Pages 625-646