Amino acid - new insights and roles in plant and animal / / edited by Toshiki Asao, Md Asaduzzaman |
Autore | Md. Asaduzzaman |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | IntechOpen, 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 pages) |
Disciplina | 572.65 |
Soggetto topico | Amino acids |
Soggetto non controllato |
Life Sciences
Genetics and Molecular Biology Chemical Biology Biochemistry Bioorganic Chemistry |
ISBN |
953-51-4769-2
953-51-3242-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Amino acid |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910251426603321 |
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Amino Acid Metabolism [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Bender David A |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Wiley, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (480 p.) |
Disciplina |
572.65
572/.65 |
Soggetto topico |
Amino acids - Metabolism
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins Metabolic Phenomena Drugs Metabolism Amino Acids |
ISBN |
1-118-35818-X
1-283-54246-3 9786613854919 1-118-35817-1 1-118-35751-5 1-118-35819-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
1.4.1 Purine synthesis 1.4.1.1 Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) synthetase; 1.4.1.2 PRPP amidotransferase; 1.4.2 Purine catabolism and salvage; 1.4.2.1 Adenosine deaminase deficiency - severe combined immune deficiency; 1.4.2.2 Gout and hyperuricaemia; 1.4.2.3 HGPRT deficiency - the Lesch-Nyhan syndrome; 1.4.3 Pyrimidine synthesis; 1.4.3.1 Orotic aciduria; 1.4.4 Pyrimidine catabolism and salvage; 1.5 Deamination of amino acids; 1.5.1 Amino acid oxidases; 1.5.2 Amine oxidases; 1.5.3 Glutamate and alanine dehydrogenases; 1.5.4 Non-oxidative deamination of amino acids
1.5.5 Glutaminase and asparaginase 1.6 Excretion of nitrogenous waste; 1.6.1 Uricotelic and purinotelic species; 1.6.2 Ureotelic species; 1.6.2.1 Urea synthesis; 1.6.2.2 Inborn errors of metabolism affecting the urea synthesis cycle; 1.6.2.3 Entero-hepatic circulation of urea; 1.6.2.4 Canavanine; 1.7 Other nitrogenous compounds in human urine; 1.7.1 Aminoacidurias; Further reading; 2: Nitrogen Balance and Protein Turnover - Protein and Amino Acids in Human Nutrition; 2.1 Nitrogen balance and protein requirements; 2.1.1 Protein digestion and absorption 2.1.2 Protein digestibility and unavailable amino acids in dietary proteins 2.1.3 Obligatory nitrogen losses; 2.1.4 Dynamic equilibrium and tissue protein turnover; 2.1.5 Tissue protein catabolism; 2.1.5.1 Lysosomal autophagy; 2.1.5.2 Ubiquitin and the proteasome; 2.1.5.3 Active site proteolysis of apo-enzymes; 2.1.6 Whole body protein turnover; 2.1.6.1 The constant infusion, labelled precursor method; 2.1.6.2 The constant infusion, labelled end product method; 2.1.6.3 Rates of whole-body protein turnover; 2.1.6.4 The catabolic drive and amino acid oxidation 2.1.6.5 The energy cost of protein turnover |
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Amino Acid Metabolism |
Autore | Bender David A |
Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, : Wiley, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (480 p.) |
Disciplina |
572.65
572/.65 |
Soggetto topico |
Amino acids - Metabolism
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins Metabolic Phenomena Drugs Metabolism Amino Acids |
ISBN |
1-118-35818-X
1-283-54246-3 9786613854919 1-118-35817-1 1-118-35751-5 1-118-35819-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
1.4.1 Purine synthesis 1.4.1.1 Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) synthetase; 1.4.1.2 PRPP amidotransferase; 1.4.2 Purine catabolism and salvage; 1.4.2.1 Adenosine deaminase deficiency - severe combined immune deficiency; 1.4.2.2 Gout and hyperuricaemia; 1.4.2.3 HGPRT deficiency - the Lesch-Nyhan syndrome; 1.4.3 Pyrimidine synthesis; 1.4.3.1 Orotic aciduria; 1.4.4 Pyrimidine catabolism and salvage; 1.5 Deamination of amino acids; 1.5.1 Amino acid oxidases; 1.5.2 Amine oxidases; 1.5.3 Glutamate and alanine dehydrogenases; 1.5.4 Non-oxidative deamination of amino acids
1.5.5 Glutaminase and asparaginase 1.6 Excretion of nitrogenous waste; 1.6.1 Uricotelic and purinotelic species; 1.6.2 Ureotelic species; 1.6.2.1 Urea synthesis; 1.6.2.2 Inborn errors of metabolism affecting the urea synthesis cycle; 1.6.2.3 Entero-hepatic circulation of urea; 1.6.2.4 Canavanine; 1.7 Other nitrogenous compounds in human urine; 1.7.1 Aminoacidurias; Further reading; 2: Nitrogen Balance and Protein Turnover - Protein and Amino Acids in Human Nutrition; 2.1 Nitrogen balance and protein requirements; 2.1.1 Protein digestion and absorption 2.1.2 Protein digestibility and unavailable amino acids in dietary proteins 2.1.3 Obligatory nitrogen losses; 2.1.4 Dynamic equilibrium and tissue protein turnover; 2.1.5 Tissue protein catabolism; 2.1.5.1 Lysosomal autophagy; 2.1.5.2 Ubiquitin and the proteasome; 2.1.5.3 Active site proteolysis of apo-enzymes; 2.1.6 Whole body protein turnover; 2.1.6.1 The constant infusion, labelled precursor method; 2.1.6.2 The constant infusion, labelled end product method; 2.1.6.3 Rates of whole-body protein turnover; 2.1.6.4 The catabolic drive and amino acid oxidation 2.1.6.5 The energy cost of protein turnover |
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Amino acids and the asymmetry of life [[electronic resource] ] : caught in the act of formation / / Uwe Meierhenrich ; with a foreword by Henri B. Kagan |
Autore | Meierhenrich Uwe |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2008.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, : Springer, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
Disciplina |
572.65
576.83 |
Collana | Advances in astrobiology and biogeophysics |
Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Life - Origin Asymmetry (Chemistry) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-86226-6
9786611862268 3-540-76886-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Tracing Life’s Origin: From Amino Acids to Space Mission ROSETTA -- Stereochemistry for the Study of the Origin of Life -- Minority Report: Life’s Chiral Molecules of Opposite Handedness -- When Crystals Deliver Chirality to Life -- When Parity Falls: The Weak Nuclear Interaction -- Chiral Fields: Light, Magnetism, and Chirality -- Key to the Prebiotic Origin of Amino Acids -- A New Record for Chiral Molecules in Meteorites -- The New Space Race: Chiral Molecules on Comets and on Mars -- Accelerating the Carousel: Amplification Mechanisms. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451495403321 |
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Amino acids and the asymmetry of life [[electronic resource] ] : caught in the act of formation / / Uwe Meierhenrich ; with a foreword by Henri B. Kagan |
Autore | Meierhenrich Uwe |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2008.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, : Springer, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
Disciplina |
572.65
576.83 |
Collana | Advances in astrobiology and biogeophysics |
Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Life - Origin Asymmetry (Chemistry) |
ISBN |
1-281-86226-6
9786611862268 3-540-76886-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Tracing Life’s Origin: From Amino Acids to Space Mission ROSETTA -- Stereochemistry for the Study of the Origin of Life -- Minority Report: Life’s Chiral Molecules of Opposite Handedness -- When Crystals Deliver Chirality to Life -- When Parity Falls: The Weak Nuclear Interaction -- Chiral Fields: Light, Magnetism, and Chirality -- Key to the Prebiotic Origin of Amino Acids -- A New Record for Chiral Molecules in Meteorites -- The New Space Race: Chiral Molecules on Comets and on Mars -- Accelerating the Carousel: Amplification Mechanisms. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782092303321 |
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Amino acids and the asymmetry of life : caught in the act of formation / / Uwe Meierhenrich ; with a foreword by Henri B. Kagan |
Autore | Meierhenrich Uwe |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2008.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, : Springer, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
Disciplina |
572.65
576.83 |
Collana | Advances in astrobiology and biogeophysics |
Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Life - Origin Asymmetry (Chemistry) |
ISBN |
1-281-86226-6
9786611862268 3-540-76886-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Tracing Life’s Origin: From Amino Acids to Space Mission ROSETTA -- Stereochemistry for the Study of the Origin of Life -- Minority Report: Life’s Chiral Molecules of Opposite Handedness -- When Crystals Deliver Chirality to Life -- When Parity Falls: The Weak Nuclear Interaction -- Chiral Fields: Light, Magnetism, and Chirality -- Key to the Prebiotic Origin of Amino Acids -- A New Record for Chiral Molecules in Meteorites -- The New Space Race: Chiral Molecules on Comets and on Mars -- Accelerating the Carousel: Amplification Mechanisms. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824395503321 |
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Amino acids, peptides and proteins . Volume 41 / / editors, Maxim Ryadnov, National Physical Laboratory, London, UK, Ferenc Hudecz, Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary ; authors, E. Antonatou, Ghent University, Belgium [and seventeen others] |
Autore | Antonatou E. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Royal Society of Chemistry, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (291 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 572.65 |
Collana | A specialist periodical report |
Soggetto topico |
Amino acids
Peptides Proteins |
ISBN | 1-78262-661-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910156199603321 |
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Angiotensin-(1-7) : A Comprehensive Review / / edited by Robson Augusto Souza Santos |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (244 pages) |
Disciplina |
572.65
615.71 |
Soggetto topico |
Cardiology
Human physiology Human Physiology |
ISBN | 3-030-22696-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | INTRODUCTION -- 1.ANGIOTENSIN-(1-7) FORMATION AND METABOLISM -- Part I. TOOLS FOR STUDYING ANG-(1-7) -- 2. Pharmacological Tools-RAS -- 3. Genetic Models (ACE2 Models, MAS Models, Ang-(1-7) Models) -- Part II. ACTIONS OF ANGIOTENSIN-(1-7) -- 4. Brain (Ang-(1-7) Metabolism in the Brain, Ang-(1-7) Location in the Brain, MAS Location in the Brain, Ang-(1-7) Actions in the Brain, Cardiovascular Effects of Angiotensin-(1-7) at Specific Medullary Sites, Cardiovascular Effects of Angiotensin-(1-7) at Specific Hypothalamic Sites, Other Angiotensin-(1-7) Effects in the Brain, Neurotransmitter / Neuromodulator Effects of Ang-(1-7) -- 5. Heart (B1 Coronary vessels & Cardiomyocytes) -- 6. Ang-(1–7) and Cardioprotection -- 7. Blood Vessels -- 8. Kidney -- 9. Lung -- 10. Endocrine System -- 11. Skeletal Muscle System -- 12. Liver -- 13. Angiotensin-(1-7) and inflammation -- 14. J. Angiotensin-(-1-7) and Cancer -- 15. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910349549003321 |
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Antimicrobial peptides [[electronic resource] /] / David A. Phoenix, Sarah R. Dennison, and Frederick Harris |
Autore | Phoenix David A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
Disciplina |
572.65
615/.1 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
DennisonSarah R
HarrisFrederick |
Soggetto topico | Peptide antibiotics |
Soggetto non controllato |
Medicine--Basic Sciences
Pharmacy |
ISBN |
3-527-65285-X
3-527-65287-6 1-299-15730-0 3-527-65288-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Related Titles; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; References; List of Abbreviations; 1: Antimicrobial Peptides: Their History, Evolution, and Functional Promiscuity; Summary; 1.1 Introduction: The History of Antimicrobial Peptides; 1.2 AMPs: Evolutionarily Ancient Molecules; 1.3 AMPs: Multifunctional Molecules; 1.3.1 Defensins as Effectors of Immunity; 1.3.2 Defensins and Wound Healing; 1.3.3 Defensins and Canine Coat Color; 1.4 Discussion; References; 2: Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides; Summary; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 CAMPs and Their Antimicrobial Action
2.3 CAMPs That Adopt an α-Helical Structure2.4 CAMPs That Adopt a β-Sheet Structure; 2.5 CAMPs That Adopt Extended Structures Rich in Specific Residues; 2.6 Discussion; References; 3: Anionic Antimicrobial Peptides; Summary; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 AAMPs in the Respiratory Tract; 3.3 AAMPs in the Brain; 3.4 AAMPs in the Epidermis; 3.5 AAMPs in the Epididymis; 3.6 AAMPs in Blood Components; 3.7 AAMPs in the Gastrointestinal Tract and Food Proteins; 3.8 AAMPs and Their Structure-Function Relationships; 3.9 Discussion; References 4: Graphical Techniques to Visualize the Amphiphilic Structures of Antimicrobial PeptidesSummary; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Amphiphilic Structures Adopted by AMPs; 4.3 Qualitative Methods for Identifying Amphiphilic Structure; 4.4 Quantitative Techniques for Analyzing Amphiphilic Structure; 4.4.1 Techniques Based on Hydropathy Plot Analysis; 4.4.2 Techniques Based on Fourier Transforms; 4.4.3 Amphipathic Index; 4.4.4 Hydrophobic Moment Analysis; 4.4.5 Classification of Amphiphilic α-Helices Using the Approach of Segrest; 4.4.6 Amphiphilicity Profiling Analysis of Tilted α-Helices 4.4.7 Extended Hydrophobic Moment Plot Analysis of Tilted α-Helices4.4.8 Amphiphilicity Quantified Using the Approach of Keller; 4.4.9 Amphiphilicity Quantified Using the Approach of Brasseur; 4.5 Discussion; References; 5: Models for the Membrane Interactions of Antimicrobial Peptides; Summary; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 CM-Associated Factors That Affect the Antimicrobial Action of α-CAMPs; 5.3 Mechanisms Used by CAMPs for Microbial Membrane Interaction; 5.4 Established Models for the Membrane Interactions of α-AMPs; 5.4.1 Barrel-Stave and Toroidal Pore Models 5.4.2 Carpet Mechanism and the Shai-Huang-Matsazuki Model5.5 Recent Novel Models for the Membrane Interactions of α-AMPs; 5.6 Tilted Peptide Mechanism; 5.7 Amyloidogenic Mechanisms; 5.8 Discussion; References; 6: Selectivity and Toxicity of Oncolytic Antimicrobial Peptides; Summary; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Peptide-Based Factors That Contribute to the Anticancer Action of Anticancer Peptides; 6.2.1 Sequence Length; 6.2.2 Net Positive Charge; 6.2.3 Hydrophobicity; 6.2.4 Amphiphilicity; 6.3 Membrane-Based Factors That Contribute to the Anticancer Action of ACPs; 6.3.1 Membrane Receptors 6.3.2 Cholesterol |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141488903321 |
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Antimicrobial peptides [[electronic resource] /] / David A. Phoenix, Sarah R. Dennison, and Frederick Harris |
Autore | Phoenix David A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
Disciplina |
572.65
615/.1 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
DennisonSarah R
HarrisFrederick |
Soggetto topico | Peptide antibiotics |
Soggetto non controllato |
Medicine--Basic Sciences
Pharmacy |
ISBN |
3-527-65285-X
3-527-65287-6 1-299-15730-0 3-527-65288-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Related Titles; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; References; List of Abbreviations; 1: Antimicrobial Peptides: Their History, Evolution, and Functional Promiscuity; Summary; 1.1 Introduction: The History of Antimicrobial Peptides; 1.2 AMPs: Evolutionarily Ancient Molecules; 1.3 AMPs: Multifunctional Molecules; 1.3.1 Defensins as Effectors of Immunity; 1.3.2 Defensins and Wound Healing; 1.3.3 Defensins and Canine Coat Color; 1.4 Discussion; References; 2: Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides; Summary; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 CAMPs and Their Antimicrobial Action
2.3 CAMPs That Adopt an α-Helical Structure2.4 CAMPs That Adopt a β-Sheet Structure; 2.5 CAMPs That Adopt Extended Structures Rich in Specific Residues; 2.6 Discussion; References; 3: Anionic Antimicrobial Peptides; Summary; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 AAMPs in the Respiratory Tract; 3.3 AAMPs in the Brain; 3.4 AAMPs in the Epidermis; 3.5 AAMPs in the Epididymis; 3.6 AAMPs in Blood Components; 3.7 AAMPs in the Gastrointestinal Tract and Food Proteins; 3.8 AAMPs and Their Structure-Function Relationships; 3.9 Discussion; References 4: Graphical Techniques to Visualize the Amphiphilic Structures of Antimicrobial PeptidesSummary; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Amphiphilic Structures Adopted by AMPs; 4.3 Qualitative Methods for Identifying Amphiphilic Structure; 4.4 Quantitative Techniques for Analyzing Amphiphilic Structure; 4.4.1 Techniques Based on Hydropathy Plot Analysis; 4.4.2 Techniques Based on Fourier Transforms; 4.4.3 Amphipathic Index; 4.4.4 Hydrophobic Moment Analysis; 4.4.5 Classification of Amphiphilic α-Helices Using the Approach of Segrest; 4.4.6 Amphiphilicity Profiling Analysis of Tilted α-Helices 4.4.7 Extended Hydrophobic Moment Plot Analysis of Tilted α-Helices4.4.8 Amphiphilicity Quantified Using the Approach of Keller; 4.4.9 Amphiphilicity Quantified Using the Approach of Brasseur; 4.5 Discussion; References; 5: Models for the Membrane Interactions of Antimicrobial Peptides; Summary; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 CM-Associated Factors That Affect the Antimicrobial Action of α-CAMPs; 5.3 Mechanisms Used by CAMPs for Microbial Membrane Interaction; 5.4 Established Models for the Membrane Interactions of α-AMPs; 5.4.1 Barrel-Stave and Toroidal Pore Models 5.4.2 Carpet Mechanism and the Shai-Huang-Matsazuki Model5.5 Recent Novel Models for the Membrane Interactions of α-AMPs; 5.6 Tilted Peptide Mechanism; 5.7 Amyloidogenic Mechanisms; 5.8 Discussion; References; 6: Selectivity and Toxicity of Oncolytic Antimicrobial Peptides; Summary; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Peptide-Based Factors That Contribute to the Anticancer Action of Anticancer Peptides; 6.2.1 Sequence Length; 6.2.2 Net Positive Charge; 6.2.3 Hydrophobicity; 6.2.4 Amphiphilicity; 6.3 Membrane-Based Factors That Contribute to the Anticancer Action of ACPs; 6.3.1 Membrane Receptors 6.3.2 Cholesterol |
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