Metabolic Pathways

¿List of ContributorsPrefaceContents of Other VolumesChapter I Free Energy and Entropy in Metabolism I. Introduction II. Free Energy and Its Determination III. Heat of Reaction IV. Entropy V. Sources of Energy VI. Release of Energy ReferencesChapter 2 The Mitochondrial System of Enzymes I. Biochemical Machines II. Structure and Ultrastructure of the Mitochondrion III. The Integrated Reactions of Mitochondria IV. The Citric Acid Cycle V. The Electron Transfer System VI. Oxidative Phosphorylation and the Generation of the Energized State ReferencesChapter 3 Glycolysis I. Introduction II. Enzymes of the Glycolytic Cycle III. Regulation of Glycolysis ReferencesChapter 4 The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle I. Introduction II. The Cycle in Animal Tissues III. Reactions of the Cycle IV. The Cycle in Microorganisms V. The Cycle in Plants VI. Modified Tricarboxylic Acid Cycles VII. Role of the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle in the Synthesis of Cell Constituents VIII. Reactions Leading from Foodstuffs to the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle IX. Other Reactions Leading to and from the Cycle X. Metabolic Control and the Cycle XI. The Cycle under Anaerobic Conditions XII. Envoy ReferencesChapter 5 Other Pathways of Carbohydrate Metabolism I. Introduction II. The Pent ose Phosphate Pathway III. Oxidative Metabolism of Nonphosphorylated Hexose IV. Phosphorylation of Hexoses Not Requiring Nucleoside Triphosphates V. Pentose Metabolism in Bacteria VI. Pentose Metabolism in Plants VII. Galactose Metabolism VIII. Inositol Metabolism IX. Metabolism of Nonphosphorylated Uronic Acids X. Deoxyribose Metabolism ReferencesChapter 6 Biosynthesis of Complex Saccharides I. Photosynthetic Intermediates Leading to the Formation of Monosaccharides II. Processes Involved in Complex Saccharide Formation III. Synthesis of a-1, 4-D-Glucose Chains of Glycogen and Starch by the Action of Phosphorylase IV. Structure of Glycogen and Amylopectin V. Synthesis of Branched Polysaccharides VI. Synthesis of Starch-Glycogen Type of Polysaccharides by Transglycosylases VII. Synthesis of Polysaccharides by Transglycosylation VIII. Synthesis of Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars and Their Interconversions IX. Synthesis of Oligosaccharides from Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars by Transglycosylation X. Synthesis of Glycosides from Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars by Transglycosylation XI. Synthesis of Polysaccharides from Sugar Diphosphate Nucleosides by Transglycosylation XII. Capsular Pneumococcus Polysaccharides XIII. Synthesis of Bacterial Cell-Wall Lipopolysaccharides XIV. Synthesis of Teichoic Acids XV. Synthesis of Glycoproteins and Mucopolysaccharides XVI. Mechanism of Transglycosylation XVII. Addendum ReferencesChapter 7 Ascorbic Acid I. Introduction II. Biosynthesis of L-Ascorbic Acid in Animals III. Inability of Primates and Guinea Pigs to Synthesize L-Ascorbic Acid IV. Biosynthesis of L-Ascorbic Acid in Plants V. Catabolism of L-Ascorbic Acid in Animals VI. L-Ascorbic Acid, an Intermediate in Carbohydrate Metabolism VII. Glucuronic Acid Pathway of Glucose Metabolism VIII. Metabolism of D-Ascorbic Acid ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index