Amino Acids and Derivatives
The Biochemistry of Plants
- 1st Edition - September 28, 1980
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: B. J. Miflin
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 0 6 9 2 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 2 0 3 5 - 2
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Request a sales quoteThe Biochemistry of Plants: A Comprehensive Treatise, Volume 5: Amino Acids and Derivatives provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects of plant biochemistry relating to the metabolism of amino acids with emphasis on amino acids present in proteins. This book discusses the metabolism of sulfur and nitrogen from the inorganic sources available to plants through their incorporation into organic compounds. Organized into 17 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of some aspects of the biochemistry of symbiotic nitrogen fixation. This text then examines the ultrastructure and metabolism of the developing nodule with particular emphasis on interactions between the host legumes and the bacterial symbiont. Other chapters consider the characteristics of the enzymes involved in nitrate and nitrite reduction. The final chapter deals with the essential roles of amino acids and other soluble nitrogenous compounds in plant metabolism. This book is a valuable resource for plant biochemists, neurobiochemists, molecular biologists, senior graduate students, and research workers.
List of Contributors
General Preface
Preface to Volume 5
1 Biochemistry of Nitrogen Fixation
I. Introduction
II. Biochemistry of Nitrogenase
III. Physiological Aspects of Nitrogen Fixation
IV. Conclusions
References
2 Ultrastructure and Metabolism of the Developing Legume Root Nodule
I. Introduction
II. Legumes and the Symbiotic Genus Rhizobium
III. Ultrastructure of Developing Legume Nodules
IV. Biobhemistry of Developing Legume Nodules
V. Directions for Future Research
References
3 Nitrate and Nitrite Reduction
I. Introduction
II. Enzymatic Reduction of Nitrate
III. Enzymatic Reduction of Nitrite
IV. Enzymatic Reduction of Hydroxylamine
V. Location of Enzymes of Nitrate Assimilation
VI. Regulation of Nitrate Reductase
VII. Nitrate Availability in Higher Plants
VIII. Applied Research with Nitrate Reductase
References
4 Ammonia Assimilation
I. Introduction
II. Evidence for Distinguishing between Pathways
III. Assimilation in Tissues
IV. Control of Ammonia Assimilation
V. Conclusions
References
5 Assimilation of Inorganic Sulfate into Cysteine
I. Introduction
II. Sulfate Uptake
III. Sulfate Activation
IV. Formation of Bound Sulfite
V. Reduction of Bound Sulfite
VI. Reduction of Free Sulfite
VII. Incorporation of Free and Bound Sulfite into Cysteine
VIII. Sulfur Flux
IX. Regulation of Sulfate Assimilation
References
6 Physical and Chemical Properties of Amino Acids
I. Introduction
II. Physical Properties, Acid-Base Behavior, and Separation of Amino Acids
III. Instability of Amino Acids
IV. Chemical Reactions of Amino Acids
V. Conclusion
References
7 Enzymes of Glutamate Formation: Glutamate Dehydrogenase, Glutamine Synthetase, and Glutamate Synthase
I. Introduction
II. Glutamate Dehydrogenase
III. Glutamine Synthetase
IV. Glutamate Synthase
V. Control of Enzyme Levels
References
8 Aminotransferases in Higher Plants
I. Introduction
II. Role of Aminotransferases in Plant Metabolism
III. Enzymology of Plant Aminotransferases
IV. Isoenzymes and the Subcellular Distribution of Aminotransferases
References
9 Synthesis and Interconversion of Glycine and Serine
I. Introduction
II. Synthesis of Glycine and Serine
III. Interconversion of Glycine and Serine
IV. Concluding Remarks
References
10 Arginine Synthesis, Proline Synthesis, and Related Processes
I. Introduction
II. Arginine Synthesis and the Ornithine Cycle
III. Proline Synthesis
IV. Interconnections Between Metabolic Pathways of Arginine and Proline
V. Summary
References
11 Synthesis of the Aspartate Family and Branched-Chain Amino Acids
I. Introduction
II. Biosynthetic Mechanisms
III. Regulatory Mechanisms
IV. Integration of Amino Acid Biosynthesis
V. Demonstration of Biosynthetic Regulation in Vivo
VI. Summary and Conclusions
References
12 Sulfur Amino Acids in Plants
I. Introduction
II. Cysteine Biosynthesis
III. Methionine
IV. Glutathione
V. S-Methylmethionine
VI. S-Methylcysteine and Its Derivatives
VII. Reprise
References
13 Aromatic Amino Acid Biosynthesis and Its Regulation
I. Introduction
II. Shikimate Pathway
III. Synthesis of Chorismate
IV. Recycling of Shikimate and Quinate
V. Metabolism of Chorismate
VI. Intracellular Localization and Metabolite Pools
VII. Conclusion
References
14 Histidine Biosynthesis
I. Introduction
II. The Pathway
III. Control of the Pathway
IV. Conclusion
References
15 Amino Acid Catabolism
I. Introduction
II. Alkyl Amino Acids
III. Hydroxyamino Acids
IV. Aromatic Amino Acids
V. Acidic Amino Acids and Amides
VI. Basic Amino Acids
VII. Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids
VIII. Imino Acids
IX. Concluding Statements
References
16 Transport and Metabolism of Asparagine and Other Nitrogen Compounds within the Plant
I. Transport of N within the Plant
II. Pathways of Asparagine Metabolism
III. Enzymology of Asparagine Metabolism
IV. Metabolism of Other Transport Compounds
V. Conclusions
References
17 Accumulation of Amino Acids and Related Compounds in Relation to Environmental Stress
I. Introduction
II. Mineral Element Stresses
III. Water Stress
IV. Temperature Stress
V. Pathogen and Predator Relationships
VI. Concluding Remarks
References
Index
Contents of Other Volumes
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 28, 1980
- No. of pages (eBook): 686
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483206929
- eBook ISBN: 9781483220352
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