Biochemistry Topics, Lipid Metabolism
Last Updated: November 7, 2025 Pathways of Ethanol Metabolism Ethanol is a small two carbon alcohol that, due to its small size and alcoholic hydroxyl group is soluble in both aqueous and lipid environments. This allows ethanol to freely pass from bodily fluids into...
Biochemistry Topics, Lipid Metabolism
Last Updated: November 7, 2025 Introduction to Bioactive Lipids and Their Receptors Originally fats were generally considered mere sources of energy and as components of biological membranes. Aside from the eicosanoids (from Ancient Greek eíkosi for 20) few...
Biochemistry Topics, Lipid Metabolism
Last Updated: November 5, 2025 Introduction to the Eicosanoids The principal eicosanoids (from Ancient Greek eíkosi for 20) of biological significance to humans are a group of bioactive lipid molecules derived from the polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), arachidonic...
