Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology, Volume 70 / Edition 1

by Alton Meister

Overview

Enzymes are used frequently in modifying proteins for specialized uses. These books cover the latest advances in this field and its applications in the field of molecular biology.

General overview of the latest developments in the field of molecular biology. This is latest volume in the successful Wiley series on enzymology as applied to molecular biology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471040972
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	11/15/1995
Series:	Advances in Enzymology and Related Areas of Molecular Biology , #60
Edition description:	Volume 70 ed.
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	6.26(w) x 9.29(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

Alton Meister, American professor of biochemistry. Award, American Chem; Award in Biochemistry. N.A.S., Institute of Medicine of American National Academy, of Sciences. He was born on June 1, 1922 in New York, United States. Son of Morris and Florence G. Meister. Harvard College, and Cornell University Medical College. Journal of Biological Chemistry since 1977.

Table of Contents

Fibronectin and Cell Adhesion: Specificity of Integrin-Ligand Interaction (S. Aota & K. Yamada).

Eukaryotic Dihydrofolate Reductase (R. Blakley).

Tyrosine Hydroxylase (S. Kaufman).

Exopolysaccharide Alginate Synthesis in Pseudomonas Seruginosa: Enzymology and Regulation of Gene Expression (S. Shankar, et al.).

Indexes.

Editorial Reviews

Presents a selection of six articles on structure and mechanism of glutathione s-transferase, an archtypical detoxication enzyme; regulation of cholesteryl ester hydrolases; the new biology of adenosine receptors; microtubule dynamics (bioenergetics and control); expression of the [alpha]-crystallin/small heat-shock protein/molecular chaperone genes in the lens and other tissues; and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase or GTP (the gene and the enzyme). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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