Lipid Biochemistry of Fungi and Other Organisms

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• 1 Introduction to Lipids.
• Definition and classification.
• Nomenclature of lipids.
• Historical aspects of fungal lipid research.
• 2 Fungal Lipids.
• Total lipid content.
• Lipid composition.
• Lipid functions.
• Subcellular distribution of lipids.
• Relation of culture conditions to fungal growth and lipid production.
• Fungal growth and lipid production.
• 3 Fatty Acids.
• Nomenclature and structure.
• Fatty acids in fungi.
• Fatty acids of cell walls and membranes.
• 4 Fatty Acid Metabolism.
• Fatty acid biosynthesis.
• Fatty acid degradation.
• 5 Acylglycerols and Related Lipids.
• to acylglycerols.
• Structure and nomenclature.
• Occurrence in fungi.
• Biosynthesis of triacylglycerides.
• Lipases.
• Glycosylglycerides and other glycolipids.
• Methyl, ethyl, and sterol esters.
• 6 Glycerophospholipids.
• Biosynthesis.
• Degradation.
• 7 Sphingolipids.
• Occurrence.
• Sphingolipid metabolism.
• 8 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons.
• Hydrocarbon biosynthesis.
• Oxidation of hydrocarbons.
• 9 Sterols, Carotenoids, and Polyprenols.
• Sterols.
• Sterols of photosynthetic plants and bacteria.
• to carotenoids.
• Polyprenols.
• 10 Biosynthesis of Sterols, Carotenoids, and Polyprenols.
• to sterol biosynthesis.
• Formation of squalene.
• Conversion of squalene to lanosterol.
• Terminal reactions of sterol biosynthesis.
• Pathway of ergosterol biosynthesis.
• Carotenoid biosynthesis.
• Biosynthesis of polyprenols.
• 11 Lipid Metabolism During Fungal Development.
• Spore germination.
• Reproductive growth.
• References.