Chemistry and Biological Activities of Bacterial Surface Amphiphiles
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1981
- Editor: Gerald Shockman
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 6 4 0 3 8 0 - 0
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 3 1 3 9 7 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 5 1 9 8 - 6
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Request a sales quoteChemistry and Biological Activities of Bacterial Surface Amphiphiles is a collection of papers presented at a workshop entitled Chemistry and Biological Activities of Bacterial Surface Amphiphiles, held in New Orleans, Louisiana, January 12, 1981. The goals of the workshop were to review the state of knowledge of bacterial amphiphiles; to consider and possibly standardize approaches to testing for biological activities of amphiphiles; to set guidelines for criteria of purity of amphiphile preparations used in biological testing; to determine major future avenues in amphiphile research; and to foster future cooperative research in the field. The book is organized into eight parts. Part I contains papers on the chemical composition and biological properties of bacterial amphiphiles. Part II presents studies on the extraction and purification of amphiphiles. The papers in Part III focus on the detection and quantitation of bacterial amphiphiles. Part IV presents studies on the physical properties of bacterial amphiphiles. The contributions in Parts V and VI deal with the biosynthesis of amphiphiles and the role of amphiphiles in the producing organisms, respectively. Part VII examines interactions of bacterial amphiphiles with mammalian systems. Part VIII presents the final plenary session to the workshop, which reviewed areas of discussion that followed the formal presentations.
Contributors
Preface
1. Introduction to the Chemical and Biological Properties of Bacterial Amphiphiles
Chemical Composition and Properties of Amphiphiles
Extraction and Purification of Amphiphiles
Cellular Localization, Excretion, and Physiological Roles of Lipoteichoic Acid in Gram-Positive Bacteria
Chemistry and Biology of Lipopolysaccharides and Lipid A
2. Extraction and Purification of Amphiphiles
A Model System for the Purification of Amphiphiles: The Preparation of Lipoteichoic Acid Using Liposomes
Hydrophobic Interaction Chromatography: A Method for Purification of Streptococcus mutans BHT Lipoteichoic Acid
Heterogeneity of Lipoteichoic Acid of Streptococcus sanguis
Aggregation of Staphylococcal Lipoteichoic Acid
Criteria of Purity
3. Detection and Quantification of Bacterial Amphiphiles
Serological Methods
Quantitative Immunoelectrophoresis Techniques in Studies of Identification, Purification, and Distribution of Membrane Lipomannan
Fatty Acid Esters of Streptococcal Cell Wall Polysaccharides as Amphiphiles
4. Physical Properties of Bacterial Amphiphiles
Physical Principles and Modes of Interaction of Membrane Lipids and Amphiphiles
Determination of Molecular Structure of Amphiphiles Using NMR Spectroscopy
5. Biosynthesis of Amphiphiles
Synthesis of Teichoic Acids
Biosynthesis of D-Alanyl-Lipoteichoic Acid in Lactobacillus casei
Biosynthesis of the Membrane Lipoteichoic Acid of Streptococcus faecium (S. faecalis ATCC 9790)
Alanine Ester Substitution and Its Effect on the Biological Properties of Lipoteichoic Acids
On the Participation of Lipoteichoic Acid in the Biosynthesis of Wall Teichoic Acids
Glycerophosphoglycolipids Presumptive Biosynthetic Precursors of Lipoteichoic Acids
6. Role of Amphiphiles in the Producing Organisms
Effect of Growth Conditions on Lipoteichoic Acid Production
Release of Lipoteichoic Acid by Group A Streptococci
Depletion of Lipoteichoic Acid from Intact Cells of Streptococcus faecium
Cellular LTA Content during Growth and Division in Streptococcus faecium (ATCC 9790)
Lipoteichoic Acid Content and Tolerance of Staphylococci to Cell Wall Antibiotics
Streptolysin S Carrier Activity of Lipoteichoic Acid
7. Interaction of Bacterial Amphiphiles with Mammalian Systems
Inflammatory Properties of an Oral Bacterial Lipopolysaccharide and Human Dental Plaque
Interaction of Amphiphiles with Macrophages and Eucaryotic Enzyme Systems
Complement Activation by a Streptococcal LTA
The Interaction of Lipoteichoic Acid with Streptococcal Proteins, Serum Albumin, and Animal Cell Membranes
Induction of Murine Lymphocytes and Macrophages by Components of Bacterial Cell Walls and Membranes
In Vitro Studies of Adhesion of Streptococcus sanguis to Salivary Pellicles
The Role of Lipoteichoic Acid in the Adherence and Colonization of Oral Streptococci
Possible Role of Lipoteichoic Acids in the Pathogenicity of Dental Plaque
8. Plenary Discussion
Index
- No. of pages: 404
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1981
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780126403800
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124313972
- eBook ISBN: 9780323151986
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