Chemical Biology

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Author(s): D. Ekinci
Publisher: Intech
Year: 2012

Language: English
Pages: 444
Tags: Биологические дисциплины;Биохимия;

00 preface_Chemical Biology......Page 1
Part 1_Protein Purification & Enzymology......Page 11
01 Protein Purification......Page 13
02 The Problems Associated with Enzyme Purification......Page 29
03 Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase
Inhibitors......Page 51
04 Cofactor Recycling Using a
Thermostable NADH Oxidase......Page 73
05 Analyses of Sequences of (β/α) Barrel Proteins
Based on the Inter-Residue Average Distance
Statistics to Elucidate Folding Processes......Page 93
06 Functional Implication Guided by Structure-
Based Study on Catalase – Peroxidase (KatG)
from Haloarcula Marismortui......Page 109
Part 2_Vitamins & Antioxidants......Page 137
07 Effects of Dietary Fortification of Vitamin A and
Folic Acid on the Composition of Chicken Egg......Page 139
08 Mitochondria and Antioxidants:
The Active Players in Islet Oxidative Stress......Page 149
09 Nitric Oxide Signaling During Senescence
and Programmed Cell Death in Leaves......Page 169
10 Menaquinone as Well as Ubiquinone as
a Crucial Component in the Escherichia coli
Respiratory Chain......Page 197
Part 3_Biotransformation & Gene Delivery......Page 219
11 Genetically Modified Baker’s Yeast
Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Chemical
Synthesis and Biotransformations......Page 221
12 Animal Models for Hydrodynamic Gene Delivery......Page 245
Part 4_Hormones and Receptors......Page 261
13 Role of β-Arrestins in Endosomal Sorting
of G Protein-Coupled Receptors......Page 263
14 Structure and Function of the Lipolysis
Stimulated Lipoprotein Receptor......Page 277
15 Ghrelin, a Gastric Hormone
with Diverse Functions......Page 303
Part 5_Organization & Regulation......Page 351
16 Polysialylation of the Neural Cell Adhesion
Molecule: Setting the Stage for Plasticity
Across Scales of Biological Organization......Page 353
17 What Does Maurocalcine Tell Us About the
Process of Excitation-Contraction Coupling?......Page 375
18 13C-Metabolic Flux Analysis
and Metabolic Regulation......Page 395
19 QCM as Cell-Based Biosensor......Page 421