Search for dissertations about: "peroxisomal"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 swedish dissertations containing the word peroxisomal.

  2. 1. Proteomic Analysis of Peroxisomal Proteins

    Author : Jia Mi; Susana Cristobal; Bettina Warscheid; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Cell and molecular biology; peroxisome; proteomics; biomarker; aging; pollution assessment; Cell- och molekylärbiologi;

    Abstract : Peroxisome is a ubiquitous eukaryotic organelle with a single-layer membrane. It maintains various functions that differ depending on the species and cell types, as well as the environmental or developmental conditions. READ MORE

  4. 2. Functional characterization of a peroxisomal acyltransferase gene family

    Author : Sarah-Jayne Reilly; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Peroxisomes are cell organelles that play an important role in the metabolism of a variety of lipids including very long chain fatty acids, dicarboxylic acids, bile acids, and xenobiotic carboxylic acids. The metabolism of lipids in peroxisomes requires the concerted efforts of many different enzymes, which includes members of the type I acyl-CoA thioesterase/acyltransferase protein family and the nudix hydrolases. READ MORE

  5. 3. Acyl-CoA thioesterases : auxiliary enzymes in peroxisomal lipid metabolism

    Author : Maria A K Westin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Peroxisomes are small organelles essential for life, which carry out a variety of functions mostly related to lipid metabolism, including α- and β-oxidation as well as the first steps of plasmalogen biosynthesis. Peroxisomal β-oxidation metabolizes many different lipids including very long-chain fatty acids, dicarboxylic fatty acids, branched-chain fatty acids, eicosanoids and certain xenobiotic fatty acids. READ MORE

  6. 4. Peroxisomal and mitochondrial fatty acid metabolism in brown adipose tissue and liver

    Author : Stefan E. H. Alexson; Stockholms universitet; []
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    Abstract : Brown adipose tissue (BAT) produces heat in response to cold. The heat produced is mainly due to oxidation of fatty acids. In animal tissues, fatty acid 9-oxidation has generally been assumed to occur in mitochondria. READ MORE

  7. 5. Peroxisomal and mitochondrial enzymes involved in lipid metabolism : studies on function and regulation

    Author : Veronika Tillander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Fatty acids constitute a major part of the energy that we obtain from the diet and are also the principal source for mammals to store energy. To use the incoming or stored fatty acids as energy, the fatty acids needs to be metabolized of which the majority of fatty acids will be degraded by the mitochondrial β-oxidation system that in the end generates energy to the cell in the form of ATP. READ MORE