Instant Notes In Biochemistry

Biochemistry Third Edition ii Section K – Lipid metabolism BIOS INSTANT NOTES Series Editor: B.D. Hames, School of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK Biology Animal Biology, Second Edition Biochemistry, Third Edition Bioinformatics Chemistry for Biologists, Second Edition Developmental Biology Ecology, Second Edition Genetics, Second Edition Immunology, Second Edition Mathematics & Statistics for Life Scientists Medical Microbiology Microbiology, Second Edition Molecular Biology, Third Edition Neuroscience, Second Edition Plant Biology, Second Edition Sport & Exercise Biomechanics Sport & Exercise Physiology Chemistry Consulting Editor: Howard Stanbury Analytical Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry, Second Edition Medicinal Chemistry Organic Chemistry, Second Edition Physical Chemistry Psychology Sub-series Editor: Hugh Wagner, Department of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK Cognitive Psychology Physiological Psychology Psychology Sport & Exercise Psychology Biochemistry Third Edition David Hames & Nigel Hooper School of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK Published by: Taylor & Francis Group In US: 270 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 In UK: 4 Park Square, Milton Park Abingdon, OX14 4RN © 2005 by Taylor & Francis Group First published 1997; Third edition published 2005 ISBN: 0-4153-6778-6 (Print Edition) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reprinted material is quoted with permission, and sources are indicated. A wide variety of references are listed. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and the publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or for the consequences of their use. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hames, B. D. Biochemistry / David Hames and Nigel Hooper. – – 3rd ed. p. ; cm. – – (BIOS Instant notes) Previously published in 2000 as: Instant notes. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0–415–36778–6 (alk. paper) 1. Biochemistry – – Outlines, syllabi, etc. [DNLM: 1. Biochemistry –– Outlines. Qu 18.2. H215b 2005] I. Hooper, N. M. II. Hames, B. D. Instant Notes. III. Title. IV. Series. QP518.3.H355 2005 612'. 015 – – dc22 2005020354 Cover image: The structure of the E.coli met-repressor/DNA-operator complex determined by X-ray crystallography (W.S. Somers and S.E.V. Phillips. Nature 359, 387–393, 1992). Image courtesy of Dr A. Berry, Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds. Editor: Editorial Assistant: Production Editor: Elizabeth Owen Chris Dixon Karin Henderson This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2006. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” Taylor & Francis Group