Lipids in Evolution
A turning point seems to have been reached recently in our understanding of biological systems. After about 1930, when it became possible to examine the dynamic aspects of a cell seriously and to increase the breadth of our knowledge of the chemicals which are involved, there was a feeling that the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1980, 1980
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1980 |
| Series: | Monographs in Lipid Research
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 · Introduction
- 2 · The Nature of Lipids
- 3 · Dating and Chronology
- A. Orienting Remarks
- B. The Age of the Universe
- C. The Age of the Earth
- D. Continental Posiltion and Age
- E. Dating of Biological Events
- 4 · The Paleontological Record
- A. Extraterrestrial Lipids and Other Molecules
- B. Terrestrial Fossils
- C. Evolutionary Lines
- 5 · The Origin of Oxygen
- A. Geological and Astrophysical Evidence
- B. The Lipid Testimony
- C. Summary
- 6 · The Temperature and pH Problem
- A. Maximum Limits for Organisms
- B. Lipids of Thermophiles
- C. Summary
- 7 · Phylogenetics and Occurrence
- A. Orienting Remarks
- B. Affinities among Individuals and Species
- C. Affinities among Genera and Families
- 8 · Phylogenetics and Biosynthesis
- A. Sterol Biosynthesis
- B. Fatty Acid Biosynthesis
- C. Hydrocarbon Biosynthesis
- 9 · Conclusions
- References
- Author Index