Fundamentals of bacterial physiology and metabolism / / Rani Gupta, Namita Gupta

• Autore: Gupta Rani
• Pubblicazione: Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (671 pages)
• Disciplina: 589.901
• Soggetto topico: Bacteria - Physiology; Microbial metabolism; Fisiologia; Metabolisme microbià
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Persona (resp. second.): GuptaNamita
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Authors and Coauthors -- Authors -- Coauthors -- Part I Prokaryotes: Bacterial and Archaeal Diversity and Cell Structure -- 1 Diversity of Prokaryotes -- 1 Three-Domain Classification -- 2 Classification and Discovery of Archaea -- 3 Phylum Euryarchaeota -- 4 Phylum Crenarchaeota: Hyperthermophiles -- 5 Newly Discovered Archaea -- 6 Diversity of Bacteria -- 7 The Deeply Branching Bacteria -- 8 The Proteobacteria -- 9 The Non-proteobacteria Gram-Negatives -- 10 Firmicutes: The Low G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria -- 11 Actinobacteria: The High G + C Gram-Positive Bacteria -- References -- 2 Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function -- 1 Morphology of Bacterial Cell -- 2 Cell Organization -- 3 Bacterial Membranes -- 4 Cell Wall -- 5 Bacterial Capsule -- 6 Bacterial Cytoplasm -- 7 Extracellular Appendages -- References -- 3 Bacterial Cell Wall Biosynthesis and Inhibitors -- 1 Components of Bacterial Cell Wall -- 2 Proteins Present in Outer Membrane -- 3 Biosynthesis of Bacterial Cell Wall -- 4 Lipopolysaccharide Synthesis -- References -- Part II Bacterial Cell division and Growth -- 4 Cell Division -- 1 Bacterial Cell Cycle -- 2 Chromosomal Replication and Segregation -- 3 Cytokinesis/Cell Division -- 4 Membrane Constriction and Septum Progression -- 5 Regulation of Septum/Z-Ring Formation -- 6 Divisome Proteins as Antimicrobial Targets -- References -- 5 Growth Physiology and Kinetics -- 1 Growth Curve in Bacteria -- 2 Effect of Environmental Factors on Microbial Growth -- 3 Diauxic Growth -- 4 Effect of Recombinant Protein Production on Bacterial Growth -- 5 Measurement of Microbial Growth -- 6 Growth Kinetics of Batch Fermentation -- 7 Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR) -- 8 Fed-Batch Culture -- 9 Applications of High-Cell-Density Cultivation Strategies -- References. ; Part III Transport Across Cell Membrane -- 6 Solute Transport -- 1 Biological Membranes as Transport Barrier: A General Account -- 2 Transport Across Membranes: Passive and Active Transport -- 3 Membrane Transport Proteins -- 4 Specialized Channel Proteins -- 5 Membrane Transport Proteins: Carriers -- 6 Special/Unique Transport Proteins: Ionophores -- 7 Iron Transport in Bacteria: Concerted Action of Primary and Secondary Active Transport -- References -- 7 ABC Transporters and Group Translocation -- 1 Historical Background of ABC Transporters -- 2 ABC Transporters: Substrate Specificity, Domain Organization and Mechanism of Transport -- 3 Bacterial Multidrug Efflux Pumps -- 4 Group Translocation: PEP-PTS System -- References -- 8 Protein Secretion -- 1 Sec System for Transport of Unfolded Proteins -- 2 Tat System for Transport of Folded Proteins -- 3 Protein Secretion in Gram-Negative Bacteria -- 4 Sec-dependent Secretion Systems of Gram-Negative Bacteria -- 5 Sec-independent Secretion Systems of Gram-Negative Bacteria -- 6 Protein Secretion in Gram-Positive Bacteria -- References -- Part IV Central Metabolic Pathways -- 9 Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis -- 1 Glycolysis: Embden-Meyerhoff-Parnas Pathway -- 2 Regulation of Glycolysis -- 3 Modification of Glycolysis in Pyrococcus Furiosus -- 4 Atypical Glycolysis in Clostridium Thermocellum -- 5 Methylglyoxal Pathway: An Off-Shoot of Glycolysis -- 6 Gluconeogenesis -- 7 Key Scientists and Their Contribution to EMP Pathway -- References -- 10 Pentose Phosphate Pathway -- 1 Reactions of Pentose Phosphate Pathway -- 2 Pentose Phosphate Pathway During Oxidative Stress Response -- 3 Pentose Phosphate Pathway in Heterofermentative Lactate Fermentation -- 4 Pentose Degradation in Archaea -- 5 Improving Regeneration of NADPH. ; 6 Engineering E. Coli for Cometabolism of Glucose and Xylose to Yield Ethanol: A Case Study (Chiang et al. 2013) -- References -- 11 Entner-Doudoroff Pathway -- 1 Discovery of Entner-Doudoroff (ED) Pathway -- 2 Comparison Between EMP and ED Pathways -- 3 Key Reactions of ED Pathway -- 4 Modes of ED Pathway -- 5 Regulation of ED Pathway in E. Coli -- 6 Carbohydrate Metabolism in Zymomonas Mobilis, an Alternative Ethanol Producer, Using ED Pathway -- 7 Metabolic Fate of Pyruvate -- References -- 12 Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle -- 1 Historical Background of TCA Cycle -- 2 Bridge Between Glycolysis and TCA Cycle-Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex -- 3 Tricarboxylic Acid Pathway/Krebs's Cycle -- 4 Citric Acid Production by Aspergillus Niger: An Overview -- References -- 13 Alternate Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle -- 1 Distribution of TCA Cycle Among Bacteria Under Microaerophilic and Anaerobic Conditions -- 2 Branched TCA -- 3 Glyoxylate Cycle -- 4 Role of Glyoxylate Cycle in Gluconeogenesis -- 5 Glyoxylate Operon and Its Regulation -- 6 Metabolic Engineering of E. Coli for Over-production of Succinic Acid: An Overview -- References -- Part V Electron Transport and Energy Generation -- 14 Electron Transport and Energy Generation -- 1 Primary Electron Donors -- 2 Terminal Electron Acceptors -- 3 Electron Transport Complex -- 4 Bacterial Electron Transport: A General Account -- 5 Branched Electron Transport Chain in E. coli -- 6 Oxidative Phosphorylation -- 7 Uncouplers and Inhibitors of Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation -- References -- Part VI Metabolic Diversity of Carbon and Energy Source -- 15 Nutritional Diversity Amongst Bacteria: Chemolithotrophy and Phototrophy -- 1 Nutritional Diversity Amongst Bacteria -- 2 Chemolithotrophy -- 3 Hydrogen Oxidizers -- 4 Carbon Monoxide Oxidizers (Carboxydobacteria) -- 5 Ammonia Oxidizers -- 6 Nitrite Oxidizers. ; 7 Sulphur Bacteria -- 8 Iron Bacteria or Iron Oxidisers -- 9 Economic Importance of Chemolithotrophs -- 10 Phototrophy -- 11 Diversity of Photosynthetic Bacteria -- 12 Classification of Phototrophic Bacteria -- 13 Photosynthetic Pigments -- 14 Oxygenic Photosynthesis -- 15 Anoxygenic Photosynthesis -- 16 C1 Metabolism -- References -- Part VII Nitrogen Metabolism -- 16 Nitrogen Assimilation and Dissimilation -- 1 Nitrogen Cycle and Nitrogen Assimilation: An Overview -- 2 Assimilation/Utilization of Inorganic Nitrogen NO3− and NH4+ -- 3 De Novo Biosynthesis of Amino Acids -- 4 Amino Acid Utilisation -- References -- 17 Glutathione and Polyamines in Bacteria -- 1 Diversity of Low Molecular Weight Thiols in Bacteria -- 2 Structure of Glutathione -- 3 Glutathione Biosynthesis and Transmembrane Cycling -- 4 Glutathione Homeostasis -- 5 Glutathione for Reduction and Glutathionylation of Proteins -- 6 Role of Glutathione During Environmental Stress and Chemical Toxicity -- 7 Distribution of Common and Unusual Polyamines in Bacteria -- 8 Putrescine and Cadaverine Biosynthesis -- 9 Spermidine and Spermine Biosynthesis -- 10 Polyamines Transport and Their Role in Cell Physiology -- 11 Polyamine Inhibitors and Disease Prevention -- 12 Industrial Application of Polyamines and Overproduction Strategies for Cadaverin Synthesis -- References -- Part VIII Lipid Metabolism and Nucleotide Biosynthesis -- 18 Lipid Biosynthesis and Degradation -- 1 Distribution of Lipids in Microbes and Their Biological Significance -- 2 Bacterial Lipids -- 3 Archaeal Lipids -- 4 Biosynthesis of Lipids -- 5 Lipid Accumulation in Yeasts -- 6 Fatty Acid Biosynthesis Pathway Enzymes as Drug Targets -- 7 Lipid Degradation -- 8 Regulation of Fatty Acid Degradation in E. coli -- References -- 19 Nucleotide Biosynthesis and Regulation -- 1 Purines and Pyrimidines. ; 2 Synthesis of Purine Ribonucleotides -- 3 Regulation of Purine De Novo Synthesis -- 4 Synthesis of Pyrimidine Ribonucleotides -- 5 Regulation of Pyrimidine Synthesis in E. coli -- 6 Synthesis of Deoxyribonucleotides -- 7 Inhibitors of Nucleotide Biosynthesis -- 8 Nucleotide Salvage Pathway -- 9 Diseases Related to Nucleotide Biosynthetic Pathways -- References -- Part IX Response to Environmental Signalling -- 20 Two-Component Systems -- 1 Diversity of Two-Component Systems in Three Domains of Life -- 2 Types of Two-Component Systems -- 3 Sensor Kinases -- 4 Mechanism of Signal Sensing by Sensor Kinases -- 5 Response Regulators -- References -- 21 Bacterial Response to Oxygen Availability -- 1 Introduction to Oxygen Sensors in E. coli -- 2 Rapid Response Sensors -- 3 Delayed Response Sensors -- 4 ArcAB- and FNR-Regulated Carbon Metabolism in E. coli in Response to Oxygen Availability -- References -- 22 Regulation of Anaerobic Respiration -- 1 Anaerobic Respiration: An Introduction -- 2 Nitrate Respiration -- 3 Nitrate Reductases -- 4 Nitrite Reductases -- 5 Nitrate and Nitrite Transport in E. Coli -- 6 Two-Component System for NO3−/NO2− Sensing -- 7 Coregulation of Formate Dehydrogenase in Presence of Nitrate, Nitrite and Formate -- 8 Fumarate Respiration -- 9 DMSO and TMAO Respiration -- References -- 23 Response to Phosphate Starvation and Osmotic Homeostasis -- 1 Response to Phosphate Starvation -- 2 Components of Pho Regulon -- 3 Two-Component PhoBR Regulates Pho Regulon in E. Coli -- 4 Cross-Regulation: Pi-Independent Regulation of Pho Regulon -- 5 Osmohomeostasis -- 6 Osmotic Stress and Turgor -- 7 Primary Response to Osmohomeostasis: ATP-Driven K+ Uptake -- 8 Secondary Response: Osmoprotectant Accumulation -- References -- Part X Cell to Cell Signalling -- 24 Quorum Sensing, Bioluminescence and Chemotaxis. ; 1 What is Quorum Sensing and Why do Bacteria Talk?.
• Titolo autorizzato: Fundamentals of Bacterial Physiology and Metabolism
• ISBN: 981-16-0723-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910483929503321
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