Biopolymers
| Biopolymers |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : John Wiley & Sons |
| Disciplina | 574.19/24 |
| ISSN | 0006-3525 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-990008919170403321 |
| New York, : John Wiley & Sons | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Secondary metabolites : their function and evolution / / [editors, Derek J. Chadwick and Julie Whelan]
| Secondary metabolites : their function and evolution / / [editors, Derek J. Chadwick and Julie Whelan] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester [England] ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1992 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
| Disciplina | 574.19/24 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
ChadwickDerek
WhelanJulie |
| Collana | Ciba Foundation symposium |
| Soggetto topico | Metabolism, Secondary |
| ISBN |
9786612347825
9781282347823 1282347829 9780470514344 0470514345 9780470514351 0470514353 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
SECONDARY METABOLITES: THEIR FUNCTION AND EVOLUTION; Contents; Introduction; Microbial secondary metabolism: a new theoretical frontier for academia, a new opportunity for industry; Evolution of secondary metabolite production: potential roles for antibiotics as prebiotic effectors of catalytic RNA reactions; Why are secondary metabolites synthesized? Sophistication in the inhibition of cell wall biosynthesis by vancomycin group antibiotics; Origins of secondary metabolism; Genes for polyketide secondary metabolic pathways in microorganisms and plants
Genes for the biosynthesis of B-lactam compounds in microorganismsRegulation of gibberellin formation by the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi; Genetic regulation of secondary metabolic pathways in Streptomyces; Terpenoid cyclases: design and function of electrophilic catalysts; Role of secondary metabolites from microbes; Self-protection mechanisms in antibiotic producers; Useful functions of microbial metabolites; Secondary metabolites from marine organisms; Roles for secondary metabolites in plants; Defensins: endogenous antibiotic peptides from human leukocytes Final discussion: Metabolism and cell individualizationOrigins of secondary metabolism; Index of contributors; Subject index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911019221803321 |
| Chichester [England] ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1992 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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