Advances in Protein Chemistry
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1955
424 pages
978-0-08-058183-5 (ISBN)
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Advances in Protein Chemistry
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Advances in Protein Chemistry: v. 10
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- Cover
- Contents
- Chapter 1. The Nature of Phosphorus Linkages in Phosphoroproteins
- I. Introduction
- II. Phosphoamino Acids Derived from Phosphoproteins
- III. Phosphoproteins and Phosphopeptones
- IV. Enzymatic Dephosphorylation of Phosphoproteins
- V. Possible Biological Function of Phosphoproteins
- VI. Summary
- References
- Chapter 2. Metabolism of the Aromatic Amino Acids
- I. Introduction
- II. Biosynthesis of the Aromatic Amino Acids
- III. Degradation of Phenylalanine and Tyrosine to Acetoacetate
- the Principal Route Used by Mammals
- IIIA. Evidence Derived from Inborn Errors of Metabolism
- IIIB. Enzymic Experiments on the Normal Pathway in Mammals.
- IV. Tyrosine Degradation by the Catechol Pathway
- V. Tyrosine Metabolism via Thyroid Hormones and Other Halogenated Derivatives
- VI. Pathways of Phenylalanine and Tyrosine Metabolism Utilized Principally by Microorganisms.
- VII. Tryptophan Degradation by the Kynurenine-Nicotinic Acid Pathway
- VIII. Tryptophan Degradation by the Enteramine-Serontion Pathway
- IX. Routes for Tryptophan Degradation Used Principally by Microorganisms
- X. Tryptophan Metabolism in Plants. Heteroauxin
- XI. Natural Products Probably Related to the Aromatic Amino Acids
- XII. Future Problems
- XIII. Summary
- References
- Chapter 3. Hydrogen Ion Equilibria in Native and Denatured Proteins
- I. Introduction
- II. Acid-Base Dissociations of Native Proteins
- III. Unreactive Prototropic Groups in Native Proteins
- References
- Chapter 4. Fish Proteins
- I. Introduction
- II. Proteins from Skeletal Muscle
- III. Fish Enzymes
- IV. Fish Blood Proteins
- V. Fish Protamines
- VI. Connective Tissue Proteins
- VII. Conclusion: The Comparative Biochemistry of Fish Proteins
- References
- Chapter 5. The Sea as a Potential Source of Protein Food
- I. World Protein Problem
- II. Proteins in Marine Organisms
- III. Variations in Protein Content
- IV. The Biological Value of Marine Proteins
- References
- Chapter 6. Zinc and Metalloenzymes
- A. General
- I. Introduction
- II. Metalloproteins and Metal-Protein Complexes
- III. Characteristics of Metalloenzymes
- IV. Characteristics of Metal-Enzyme Complexes
- V. Empirical Formulas for Metalloenzymes
- VI. Instrumental Methods for the Detection of Metals
- VII. References to Metalloenzymes Containing Copper, Iron, and Molybdenum
- B. Zinc Metalloproteins
- VIII. Introduction
- IX. Carbonic Anhydrase
- X. Experimental Approach for Studies on the Leukocyte Zinc Protein, Carboxypeptidase, and Yeast Alcohol Dehydrogenase
- XI. The Zinc-Containing Protein from Human Leukocytes
- XII. Pancreatic Carboxypeptidase
- XIII. Yeast Alcohol Dehydrogenase
- XIV. Coordination Chemistry of Zinc
- References
- Author Index
- Index
