TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - LIPID METABOLISM
A1  - Janson, Lee W.
A1  - Tischler, Marc E.
Y1  - 2018
N1  - 
T2  - The Big Picture: Medical Biochemistry
AB  - Lipids  perform  several  essential  functions,  including  forming  biological  membranes,  efficient  storage  of  energy,  and  as  components  of  several  important  structural  and  functional  molecules.  Lipid  metabolism  includes  both  the  synthesis  and  degradation  of  fatty  acids  and/or  more  complex  lipid  molecules.  The  choice  between  synthesis  and  degradation  represents  an  important  regulatory  step  in  human  biology  and  reflects  the  level  of  food  and,  therefore,  energy  stores  available  to  the  body.  Several  processes  are  involved  in  this  decision  of  producing  fatty  acids/lipids  or,  instead,  directing  their  precursors  to  energy  production  via  carbohydrate  metabolic  pathways.  Separate  but  still  dependent  on  this  process,  the  production  of  cholesterol  and  several  lipid-derived  hormones  and  signaling  molecules  is  essential  for  multiple  functions  in  the  human  body.  As  in  most  metabolic  pathways,  deficiencies  or  problems  can  lead  to  serious  disease  states.  As  seen  in  other  chapters,  understanding  of  the  exact  mechanism  of  these  problematic  metabolic  steps  also  allows  treatment  of  these  diseases.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1152118203
ER  -