The Enzymes of Biological Membranes Volume 2 Biosynthesis of Cell Components [Paperback]

A.- 1 Enzymes of Membrane Phospholipid Metabolism in Animals.- I. Introduction.- II. Type 1 Reactions.- A. Acylation of Glycero-3-phosphate.- B. Esterification of Saturated Fatty Acids to Phospholipids.- G. Hydrolysis of the 1-Acyl Ester in Phospholipids.- D. Other Lysophospholipase Activities.- III. Type 2 Reactions.- A. Formation of the 2-Acyl Ester of Phosphatidic Acid.- B. Esterification of Unsaturated Fatty Acids to Phospholipids.- C. Hydrolysis of the 2-Acyl Ester.- IV. Type 3 Reactions.- A. Diacylglycerol Kinase.- B. Choline and Ethanolamine Phosphotransferase.- G. Hydrolysis of Phosphatidic Acid.- D. Phosphatidylinositol Phosphodiesterases.- V. Type 4 Reactions.- A. Alcohol Phosphates for Phospholipid Synthesis.- B. Activation and Transfer of Phosphatidic Acid.- G. Exchange of Phosphatidyl Units among Lipid Classes.- VI. Type 5 Reactions.- A. Methylation of Phosphatidylethanolamine Derivatives.- B. Decarboxylation of Phosphatidylserine.- G. Formation of Diphosphatidylglycerol (Cardiolipin).- D. Modification of Inositol Lipids.- VII. Phosphorus Turnover during Membrane Stimulation and Permeation.- VIII. Acyl Chain Turnover during Membrane Stimulation and Permeation.- A. Membrane Activation and Mitogenesis.- B. Phagocytosis and the Release Response.- C. Platelet Aggregation and Release.- D. The Slow-Reacting-Substance Phenomenon.- E. Thyroid Stimulation.- IX. Microenvironmental Considerations of Accessibility of Membrane Phospholipids.- A. Peroxidation Effects.- B. Sidedness.- G. Gationic Proteins.- D. Fusion.- E. Exchange of Intact Lipid Molecules.- X. Origins of Lipid Species.- References.- 2 Microsomal Enzymes Involved in the Metabolism of Ether-Linked Glycerolipids and Their Precursors in Mammals.- I. Introduction.- II. Enzymes Related to Fatty Alcohol Metabolism.- III. Biosynthetic Enzymes.- A. Acyl-GoA: Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate Acyltransferase.- B. Alkyldihydroxyacetone Phosphate-Forming Enzyme.- G. NADPH: Acyldihydroxyacetone Phosphate OxidoreductlsC