Biochemistry of Parasites

ContentsPreface Preface to the First Edition Chapter 1. Inorganic Substances I. Quantitative Considerations II. Formed Inorganic Deposits III. Pathological and Experimental Inorganic Deposits IV. Intimate Distribution of Ash Constituents V. Transport Mechanisms VI. Metabolism of Inorganic Substances VII. Influence of Environmental Inorganic Substances VIII. Some Experimental Uses of Radioactive Inorganic Substances IX. Host Inorganic Substances in Parasitic Infections References Chapter 2. Carbohydrates I. Distribution and Nature of Carbohydrates I. Introductory Remarks II. Distribution of Low Molecular Weight Carbohydrates III. Chemistry of Reserve Polysaccharides IV. Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects of Reserve Polysaccharides V. Structural Polysaccharides VI. Serologically Active Polysaccharides VII. Incompletely Characterized Polysaccharides References Chapter 3. Carbohydrates. II. Metabolism of Carbohydrates I. Transport Mechanisms II. Assimilation of Carbohydrates III. Leakage of Carbohydrates IV. Synthetic Processes V. Digestion of Carbohydrates VI. Utilization of Endogenous Carbohydrate Reserves VII. End Products of Aerobic and Anaerobic Fermentations VIII. Glycolysis and Some of Its Variants IX. Terminal Anaerobic Processes X. The Pentose Phosphate Pathway XI. The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle and Its Variants XII. Characteristics of Krebs Cycle Enzymes and Terminal Aerobic Processes ReferencesChapter 4. Carbohydrates III. Host-Parasite Relationships I. Disturbances of the Host's Carbohydrate Metabolism during Protozoan Infections II. Disturbances of the Host's Carbohydrate Metabolism during Helminthic Infections III. Disturbances of the Host's Carbohydrate Metabolism during Arthropod Infections IV. Host Dietary Carbohydrates and Parasites V. Carbohydrate Metabolism of Parasites and Chemotherapy ReferencesChapter 5. Lipids I. Chemistry of Lipids II. Distribution of Lipids in the Bodies of Parasites III. Lipid Absorption and Digestion IV. Lipid Synthesis V. Lipid Utilization and Degradation VI. Disturbances in the Host's Lipid Metabolism during Parasitic Infections VII. Parasite Lipids and Chemotherapy ReferencesChapter 6. Proteins I. Total Protein Content and Protein Fractions II. Heme Compounds III. Proteases IV. Antienzymes V. Absorption of Amino Acids VI. Synthetic Processes VII. Utilization and Degradation of Proteins VIII. Disturbances in the Host's Protein Metabolism during Parasitic Infections IX. Host Dietary Proteins and Parasites X. Parasite Proteins and Chemotherapy References Chapter 7. Nucleic Acids I. Distribution II. Quantitative and Chemical Considerations III. Synthetic Processes IV. Degradation Processes V. Disturbances in the Host's Nucleic Acid Metabolism during Parasitic Infections VI. Nucleic Acids of Parasites and Chemotherapy References Chapter 8. Vitamins I. Vitamins in Parasites II. Vitamin Requirements of Parasites III. Influence of Parasites on the Vitamin Content of Host Tissues IV. Influence of the Host's Dietary Vitamins on Parasites References Chapter 9. Respiration I. Introductory Remarks II. In Vivo and in Vitro Oxygen Relationships III. Factors Influencing the Aerobic Gaseous Exchanges IV. The Postanaerobic Respiration V. Respiratory Chains VI. Electron Transport-Linked Phosphorylations VII. The Carbon Dioxide Transport VIII. Host-Induced Variations in Respiratory Exchanges of Parasites IX. Influence of Parasites on the Respiration of the Host X. Parasite Respiration and Chemotherapy ReferencesAppendixAuthor Index Subject Index