• Polyene acids; The availability of polyunsaturated fatty acids (appendix to chapter 1); Isotopically labelled fatty acids; Synthesis of long-chain compounds with conjugated unsaturation; Eicosanoids: oxygenated derivatives of polyunsaturated fatty acids containing twenty carbon atoms; Synthesis of triacylglycerols; Chemical synthesis of glycerophospholipids and their analogs; Sphingolipids; Synthesis and production of vitamin E; The production of natural antioxidants (other than vitamin E); Enzymic processes; The preparation of derivatives for lipid analysis; Alkyl and acyl sugars; Synthesis and commercial preparation of surfactants for the food industry; Novel chemistry of delta-5 fatty acids; Lipid biosynthesis; References; Index.

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