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UNINA9910876669303321 |
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Titolo |
The biosynthesis of the tetrapyrrole pigments |
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Chichester ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1994 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-13791-3 |
9786612137914 |
0-470-51453-1 |
0-470-51454-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (372 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 180 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ChadwickDerek |
AckrillKate |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Tetrapyrroles - Synthesis |
Tetrapyrroles - Metabolism |
Pigments (Biology) - Synthesis |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Editors, Derek J. Chadwick and Kate Ackrill. |
Proceedings of a symposium held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 30 March-1 April 1993. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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(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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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