Fungal Lipid Biochemistry [electronic resource].

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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- End User License Agreement -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- Introduction to Lipids -- Fungal Lipids -- Fatty Acid Metabolism in Fungi -- Multienzyme Complex in Fatty Acid Biosynthesis -- Acylglycerols in Fungi -- An Overview of Lipid Droplets in Oleaginous Fungi -- Glycerophospholipids -- Sphingolipid -- Aliphatic Hydrocarbons -- Tahira Naz1, Shaista Nosheen1, Yusuf Nazir1,2 and Yuanda Song1,* -- INTRODUCTION -- Occurrence in Fungi -- Functions of hydrocarbons -- Biotechnological production of hydrocarbons

BIOSYNTHESIS OF HYDROCARBONS -- Biosynthesis of Hydrocarbons in Algae -- Biosynthesis of Hydrocarbons in Bacteria -- Biosynthesis of Hydrocarbons in Fungi /Plants -- DEGRADATION OF HYDROCARBONS -- Degradation of Hydrocarbons by Bacteria -- Degradation of Hydrocarbons by Fungi -- Degradation of Hydrocarbons by Yeast -- Higher Plants -- Mammals -- CONCLUSION -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- ETHICAL APPROVAL -- REFERENCES -- Sterols, Carotenoid and Polyprenols -- Huidan Zhang1, Qiu Cui1 and Xiaojin Song1,* -- STEROLS -- Introduction to Sterols -- The Chemical Structure of Sterols

THE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF STEROLS -- Occurrence of Sterols in Microorganisms -- Microalgae -- Fungi -- Yeast -- Sterols of Photosynthetic Plants -- The Physiological Function of Sterols -- Moisturizing and Antioxidant -- Reduce Cholesterol -- Anti-inflammatory Effect -- Anticancer Effect -- CAROTENOIDS -- Introduction to Carotenoids -- Chemical Structure of Carotenoid -- Occurrence of Carotenoids in Microorganisms -- POLYPRENOLS -- Introduction to Polyrenols -- Chemical Structure of Polyprenols -- Occurrence of Polyprenols in Microorganisms -- Derivatives of Polyprenols

CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Biosynthesis of Sterols, Carotenoids, and Polyprenols -- Sen Wang1, Qiu Cui1 and Xiaojin Song1,* -- INTRODUCTION 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 -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Lipid Metabolism in Fungal Growth and Development -- Subject Index -- Back Cover

Fungal Lipid Biochemistry explores the intricate biochemistry of fungal and microbial lipids. The book focuses on recent advances in our knowledge about the distribution, classification, and biochemistry of fungal lipids.The book is divided into four sections, starting with an introduction to fungal lipids which includes definition, classification, nomenclature, and some historical aspects of fungal lipid research. This is followed by an overview of fungal lip.

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