1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910144012003321

Titolo

The biosynthesis of the tetrapyrrole pigments [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1994

ISBN

1-282-13791-3

9786612137914

0-470-51453-1

0-470-51454-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (372 p.)

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 180

Altri autori (Persone)

ChadwickDerek

AckrillKate

Disciplina

572

572.59

574.19297

Soggetti

Tetrapyrroles - Synthesis

Tetrapyrroles - Metabolism

Pigments (Biology) - Synthesis

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Editors, Derek J. Chadwick and Kate Ackrill.

Proceedings of a symposium held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 30 March-1 April 1993.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Enzymic and mechanistic studies on the conversion of glutamate to 5-aminolaevulinate / C.G. Kannangara ... [et al.] -- 5-aminolaevulinic acid synthase and uroporphyrinogen methylase: two key control enzymes of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis and modification / M.J. Warren, E. Bolt, S.C. Woodcock -- 5-aminolaevulinic acid dehydratase: characterization of the [alpha] and [beta] metal binding sites of the Escherichia coli enzyme / P. Spencer, P.M. Jordan -- Porphobilinogen deaminase: mechanism of action and role in the biosynthesis of uroporphyrinogen III / P.M. Jordan -- Structural studies on porphobilinogen deaminase / R. Lambert ... [et al.] -- Evidence for a spirocyclic intermediate in the formation of uroporphyrinogen III by cosynthase / F.J. Leeper -- Modification of acetate and propionate side chains during the biosynthesis of haem



and chlorophylls: mechanistic and stereochemical studies / M. Akhtar -- Biosynthesis of open-chain tetrapyrroles in plants, algae and cyanobacteria / S.I. Beale -- Chlorophyll degradation -- Evolution of the series III porphyrinogens.

(cont) Chlorophyll a biosynthetic heterogeneity / C.A. Rebeiz ... [et al.] -- Biosynthetic studies on chlorophylls: from protoporphyrin IX to protochlorophyllide / P.A. Castelfranco, C.J. Walker, J.D. Weinstein -- Biosynthesis of coenzyme F₄₃₀, a nickel porphinoid involved in methanogenesis / R.K. Thauer, L.G. Bonacker -- Haem d₁ and other haem cofactors from bacteria / C.K. Chang -- Genetics and enzymology of the B₁₂ pathway / N.P.J. Stamford -- New intermediates in the B₁₂ pathway / A.R. Battersby -- Recent studies of enzymically controlled steps in B₁₂ biosynthesis / A.I. Scott -- B₁₂: reminiscences and afterthoughts / A. Eschenmoser -- Aerobiosis and anaerobiosis.

Sommario/riassunto

Prestigious contributors summarize current knowledge regarding the biosynthesis of tetrapyrrole pigments--chlorophyll, haem, vitamin B12. Describes the structure and regulation of key enzymes along with various pathways, molecular genetic studies and structural characterization of the natural biosynthetic intermediates.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910154901603321

Autore

Shepherd Jodie

Titolo

To the moon! / / Jodie Shepherd ; illustrated by Mike Byrne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis : , : Millbrook Press, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

1-5124-8472-5

1-5124-3894-4

1-5124-2833-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (24 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Cloverleaf books. Space adventures

Disciplina

629.45/4

Soggetti

Lunar geology

Moon Exploration Juvenile literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.