Author: Rowley, A. F. (Arthur Frederick); Kühn, H. (Hartmut); & Schewe, T. ; editors:
Title: Eicosanoids and Related Compounds in Plants and Animals
Description: Princeton [NJ], Princeton University Press, 1998. orig.boards. 24x15cm, ix,228 pp. Includes bibliographical references and index.. Textual illustrations.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: Enzymes and factors involved in the biosynthesis of eicosanoids; Eicosanoids and related compounds: structures, nomenclature and biosynthtic pathways; Cyclooxygenases (prostaglandim H synthases): structure and evolutionary aspects; Mammalian lipoxygenases: structure, function and evolutionary aspects; Plant lipoxygenase: structure and mechanism; FLAP: structure, function and evolutionary aspects; Oxilipin production and action in fungi and related organisms; Functional aspects: Basic functions of lipoxygenases and their products in higher plants; Lipoxygenases in plant development and senescence; Eicosanoids in animal reproduction: what can we learn from invertebrates?; Cardiovascular effects of eicosanoids in amphibians; The role of eicosanoids in the haemostatic mechanisms of fish.

Keywords: Eicosanoids Biosynthesis, Biochemistry, Eicosanoid, Chemistry, Lipoxygenases, , , ,