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Comparative Biochemistry V2
A Comprehensive Treatise
- 1st Edition - November 14, 2012
- Editor: Marcel Florkin
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 2 4 0 1 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 4 3 1 6 - 5
Comparative Biochemistry: A Comprehensive Treatise, Volume II: Free Energy and Biological Function focuses on methodologies, processes, and mechanisms involved in the biological… Read more
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Request a sales quoteComparative Biochemistry: A Comprehensive Treatise, Volume II: Free Energy and Biological Function focuses on methodologies, processes, and mechanisms involved in the biological transformations of energy. Composed of contributions of various authors, the book first discusses free energy and the biosynthesis of phosphates. The thermodynamics of phosphoryl and phosphate transfer reactions; enzymatic synthesis of phosphates; and phosphoryl transfer sequences in metabolism are considered. The selection also looks at the utilization of free energy in the biosynthesis of saccharides, proteins, and peptides; ammonia metabolism; and biosynthesis of urea. The book also describes muscular contraction. The structure of myofibril; protein components of myofibril; localization of myofibrillar components; contraction of adenosine triphosphate; and adenosine triphosphatases of muscles are discussed. Other mechanisms that produce movements are also noted. The text ends with discussions on experiments on active transport, balance of electrocytes and water, mechanisms of osmoregulation, bioluminescence, and nerve conduction and electrical discharge. The book is a good source of data for readers interested in studying free energy.
Contributors to Volume II
Reface
Contents of Volumes I, III, And IV
1. Free Energy and the Biosynthesis of Phosphates
I. Introduction
II. Thermodynamics of Phosphoryl and Phosphate Transfer Reactions
III. Enzymatic Synthesis of Phosphates
IV. Phosphoryl Transfer Sequences in Metabolism
List of Abbreviations
References
2. Utilization of Free Energy for the Biosynthesis of Saccharides
I. Introduction
II. The Synthesis of Monosaccharides
III. The Formation of Glycosidic Bonds
References
3. Comparative Biochemistry of Free Energy Utilization for the Biosynthesis of Peptides and Proteins
I. Introduction
II. Energy Coupling in the Synthesis of Small Peptides
III. Energy Coupling in Protein Biosynthesis
References
4. Ammonia Metabolism and Urea Biosynthesis
I. Introductory Remarks
II. Thermodynamic Data and Conventions
III. Structure and Properties of Ammonia
IV. Formation of Ammonia
V. Inorganic Nitrogen Metabolism
VI. Systems Utilizing Ammonia
VII. Biosynthesis of Urea
VIII. Summary Remarks
Addendum
References
5. Muscular Contraction
I. Introduction
II. Structure of a Myofibril
III. Relation of Myofibril to Other Intracellular Components
IV. Protein Components of the Myofibril
V. Localization of Myofibrillar Components
VI. Adenosine Triphosphatases of Muscle
VII. Contraction and Adenosine Triphosphate
VIII. Relaxation
IX. Mechanisms of Contraction
X. Conclusions
References
Addendum
6. Other Mechanisms Producing Movements
I. The Isolation of Motile Structures
II. ATP-Driven Single Movements
III. Movements Which are Inhibited or Made Reversible by ATP
IV. The Rhythmical Movements of Flagella and Cilia
V. Summary
References
7. Active Transport
I. Definition
II. Experimental Characterization
III. Proposed Mechanisms
IV. Types of Active Transport
V. Energy Sources
VI. Specific Inhibition and Stimulation
VII. Quantitative Relation to Metabolism
VIII. Relation to Bioelectric Potentials
References
8. Balance of Water, Electrolytes, and Nonelectrolytes
I. Introduction
II. Balance in the Whole Organism
III. The Distribution of Diffusible Molecules within the Organism
IV. Balance in Plants
References
9. The Mechanisms of Osmoregulation
I. Introduction
II. The Occurrence of Anisosmotic States in Animals
III. The Mechanisms of Osmoregulation
IV. Osmoregulation in Cells and Tissues
V. Some General Conclusions
References
10. Nerve Conduction and Electrical Discharge
I. Introduction
II. Ionic Basis of Bioelectric Potentials
III. Nature of the Permeability Change
IV. The Permeability Change
V. Energy Requirements
VI. Adaptations
VII. Conclusions
References
11. Bioluminescence
I. Distribution of Luminescence in the Living World
II. Essential Chemistry of Light Production
III. Fundamental Differences in Plants and Animals
IV. Well-Known Luminescent Systems
V. Other Luminescent Systems
VI. Evolution of Bioluminescence
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- No. of pages: 706
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 14, 2012
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124124011
- eBook ISBN: 9780323143165