Bioenergetics
New comprehensive biochemistry
Elsevier (Publisher)
Published on 22. September 2011
388 pages
978-0-08-086067-1 (ISBN)
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Bioenergetics
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- Front Cover
- Bioenergetics
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Some reviews on topics related to the history of bioenergetics
- Non-conventional abbreviations
- Chapter 1. Thermodynamic aspects of bioenergetics
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Simple thermodynamics
- 3. (Thermo-)kinetics
- 4. A mosaic in non-equilibrium thermodynamics (MNET)
- 5. Application of MNET to biological free-energy converters
- 6. Prospects
- References
- Chapter 2. Mechanisms of energy transduction
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The basic features of the chemiosmotic theory
- 3. The proton circuit
- 4. Coupling of the proton circuit to the transport of divalent cations
- 5. Is the proton circuit in equilibrium with the bulk aqueous phases on either side of the membrane?
- 6. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3. The mitochondrial respiratory chain
- 1. Introduction
- 2. General survey
- 3. Cytochrome oxidase or complex IV
- 4. The cytochrome bc1 complex
- 5. The NADH-ubiquinone reductase complex
- 6. Epilogue
- References
- Chapter 4. Photosynthetic electron transfer
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Reaction centers
- 3. The reaction centers of photosynthetic bacteria
- 4. Photosystem I of higher plants
- 5. Photosystem II of higher plants
- 6. The cytochrome b/c1 complex
- 7. Oxygen-evolving complex
- 8. Cytochrome b-559
- 9. The redox interaction between complexes
- 10. Membrane topology and proton translocation
- References
- Chapter 5. Proton motive ATP synthesis
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Structure of H + ATPase (F0F1)
- 3. Function of F0F1
- 4. Mechanism of the H+ -ATPase reaction
- 5. Epilogue
- References
- Chapter 6. The synthesis and utilization of inorganic pyrophosphate
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Properties of inorganic pyrophosphate
- 3. Formation of inorganic pyrophosphate
- 4. Inorganic pyrophosphate as phosphate and energy donor in soluble systems
- 5. Membrane bound pyrophosphatases
- 6. The mitochondrial membrane-bound PPiase
- 7. The H+ -PPiase from Rhodospirillum rubrum
- 8. Outlook
- References
- Chapter 7. Mitochondria1 nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Energy-linked transhydrogenase
- 3. Properties of purified and reconstituted transhydrogenase from beef heart
- References
- Chapter 8. Metabolite transport in mammalian mitochondria
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Identification of the transporters
- 3. Distribution
- 4. Biosynthesis and insertion into the membrane
- 5. Molecular mechanism
- 6. The influence of mitochondrial transporters on metabolic fluxes
- 7. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 9. The uptake and the release of calcium by mitochondria
- 1. Earb history
- 2. The 'limited loading' of mitochondria with Ca2+'
- 3. Mechanism of the Ca2+ uptake process
- 4. Molecular components of the calcium uptake system
- 5. The reversibility of the Ca2+ influx system and the problem of a separate route for Ca2+ efflux from mitochondria
- 6. The Na+ -activated Ca2 + release route
- 7. Calcium movements evoked by changes in the redox state of pyridine nucleotides
- 8. Regulation of the mitochondrial Ca2 + transport process
- 9. Mitochondria in the intracellular homeostasis of Ca2+
- References
- Chapter 10. Thermogenic mitochondria
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The thermogenin concept
- 3. The manifestations and measurements of thermogenin
- 4. The thermogenin molecule
- 5. The regulation of thermogenin activity
- 6. The regulation of thermogenin amounts
- References
- Chapter 11. Bacteriorhodopsin and related light -energy converters
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Bacteriorhodopsin
- 3. Halorhodopsin
- 4. Slowly cycling rhodopsin
- 5. Light-driven ion transport in the halobacteria
- References
- Chapter 12. Biogenesis of energy- transducing systems
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Semiautonomous organelles
- 3. Import of proteins into chloroplasts, mitochondria and storage vesicles
- 4. Vectorial translation - biogenesis of secretory vesicles and acetylcho- line receptor
- 5. Vectorial processing - import of proteins into chloroplasts and mitochondria
- 6. Protein incorporation
- 7. Assembly of functional protein complexes
- 8. Regulation of membrane formation
- References
- Subject Index
