Front Cover; Fatty Acid Metabolism and Its Regulation; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. Acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase and its regulation; Chapter 2. Animal and bacterial fatty acid synthetase: structure, function and regulation; Chapter 3. Genetics of fatty acid biosynthesis in yeast; Chapter 4. The regulation of desaturation and elongation of fatty acids in mammals; Chapter 5. Fatty acid oxidation and its regulation; Chapter 6. Fatty acid biosynthesis in higher plants; Chapter 7. Lipid degradation in higher plants; Subject Index.