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The biosynthesis of the tetrapyrrole pigments



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Titolo: The biosynthesis of the tetrapyrrole pigments Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chichester ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1994
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (372 p.)
Disciplina: 572/.59
Soggetto topico: Tetrapyrroles - Synthesis
Tetrapyrroles - Metabolism
Pigments (Biology) - Synthesis
Altri autori: ChadwickDerek  
AckrillKate  
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.
Titolo autorizzato: The biosynthesis of the tetrapyrrole pigments  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-13791-3
9786612137914
0-470-51453-1
0-470-51454-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910876669303321
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Serie: Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 180.