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Microbial iron metabolism : a comprehensive treatise /
Microbial Iron Metabolism: A Comprehensive Treatise provides a comprehensive treatment of microbial iron metabolism. It aims to contribute to an increased understanding of the path of iron in microbial species and, eventually, in the plant and animal.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Academic Press,
1974.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Microbial Iron Metabolism: A Comprehensive Treatise; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; Part I: INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. IRON AND ITS ROLE IN MICROBIAL PHYSIOLOGY; I. INTRODUCTION; II. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; III. BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF IRON; IV. SOME PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF IRON; V. IRON CONTENT OF MICROORGANISMS; VI. IRON LIGAND ATOMS IN MICROORGANISMS AND THEIR FUNCTION; VII. LIFE WITHOUT IRON AND FUNCTIONAL REPLACEMENTS FOR IRON; VIII. ASPECTS OF THE COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY OF IRON METABOLISM; REFERENCES.
- Chapter 2. METABOLISM IN IRON-LIMITED GROWTHI. INTRODUCTION; II. IRON-LIMITED GROWTH; III. PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF IRON LIMITATION; IV. EFFECTS OF IRON DEFICIENCY AND IRON LIMITATION; V. SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Part II: TRANSPORT, BIOSYNTHESIS, AND STORAGE; Chapter 3. IRON TRANSPORT IN THE ENTERIC BACTERIA; I. INTRODUCTION; II. IRON TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN ESCHERICHIA COLI; III. IRON TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN Aerobacter aerogenes; IV. IRON TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN Salmonella typhimurium; V. DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. IRON TRANSPORT IN GRAM-POSITIVE AND ACID-FAST BACILLI.
- I. INTRODUCTIONII. PRODUCTION OF IRON-CHELATING AGENTS; III. IRON TRANSPORT IN Bacillus megaterium; IV. IRON TRANSPORT IN Bacillus subtilis; V. IRON TRANSPORT IN Mycobacterium; VI. SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. BIOSYNTHESIS AND MECHANISM OF ACTION OF HYDROXAMATE-TYPE SIDEROCHROMES; I. INTRODUCTION; II. HADACIDIN; III. FERRICHROME; IV. RHODOTORULIC ACID; V. ASPERGILLIC ACID; VI. MYCOBACTIN; VII. REGULATION OF HYDROXAMATE SYNTHESIS; VIII. HYDROXAMIC ACIDS AND IRON TRANSPORT; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. BIOSYNTHESIS OF HEME; I. INTRODUCTION.
- II. HEME CONTENT OF VARIOUS MICROORGANISMSIII. PATHWAY OF HEME SYNTHESIS; IV. REGULATION OF MICROBIAL HEME SYNTHESIS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. FERRITIN AND IRON METABOLISM IN PHYCOMYCES; I. INTRODUCTION; II. PURIFICATION AND PROPERTIES OF PHYCOMYCES FERRITIN; III. INDUCTION OF FERRITIN SYNTHESIS BY IRON; IV. FERRITIN SYNTHESIS AND LOCALIZATION IN SPORES; V. FERRITIN AND IRON METABOLISM IN GERMINATING SPORES; VI. SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Part III: IRON ENZYMES AND PROTEINS; Chapter 8. FERREDOXIN AND RUBREDOXIN; I. INTRODUCTION; II. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND.
- III. BIOLOGICAL ROLESIV. CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; V. SOME GENERAL THOUGHTS ABOUT IRON-SULFUR ELECTRON CARRIERS; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; Chapter 9. SURVEY OF NITROGENASE AND ITS EPR PROPERTIES; I. INTRODUCTION; II. ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION OF NITROGENASE COMPONENTS; III. PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF NITROGENASE COMPONENTS; IV. CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF NITROGENASE; V. EPR STUDIES OF NITROGENASE AND ITS COMPONENTS; VI. MECHANISM OF N2 REDUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. THE NITROGEN FIXATION (NIF) OPERON(S) OF KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; I. INTRODUCTION.