Academic Press. 2004. 506 p.
Written for a broad, cross-disciplinary audience, the Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry addresses the fundamental discipline of biological chemistry underlying virtually all of the life sciences. This compilation of more than 500 different entries encompasses all aspects of biochemistry, as well as the extensions of this subject into the related fields of molecular biology, cell biology, genetics and biophysics. This comprehensive encyclopedia covers all areas of biological chemistry written by more than 500 selected inteational experts. Articles are generously illustrated including more than 800 images in four-color. Each entry contains a clear, concise review of the topic along with illustrations, a glossary of technical terms and a section for additional reading.
Each entry further contains general background and term definitions as well as a comprehensive review of the current research in the field. Students, science joualists and scientists seeking a concise introduction to specific topics will appreciate the clear, tabular format of each entry.
Contents
Secondary Structure in Protein Analysis
Secretases
Secretory Pathway
Selenoprotein Synthesis
Septins and Cytokinesis
Serine/Threonine Phosphatases
Serotonin Receptor Signaling
Siglecs
Sigma Factors
Sliding Clamps in DNA Replication: E. coli B Clamp and PCNA Structures
Small GTPases
Somatostatin Receptors
Spastic Paraplegia
Spectrophotometric Assays
Sphingolipid Biosynthesis
Sphingolipid Catabolism
Spliceosome
Src Family of Protein Tyrosine Kinases
Starvation
Steroid/Thyroid Hormone Receptors
Store-Operated Membrane Channels: Calcium
Substrate Binding, Catalysis, and Product Release
Sugar Nucleotide Transporters
SUMO Modification
Superoxide Dismutase
Syk Family of Protein Tyrosine Kinases
Tachykinin/Substance P Receptors
Taste Receptors
T-Cell Antigen Receptor
Tec/Btk Family Tyrosine Kinases
Telomeres: Maintenance and Replication
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone/Luteinizing Hormone/Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptors
Tight Junctions
Toll-Like Receptors
Transcriptional Silencing
Transcription-Coupled DNA Repair, Overview
Transcription Termination
Transforming Growth Factor ? Receptor Superfamily
Translation Elongation in Bacteria
Translation Elongation in Eukaryotes
Translation Initiation in Bacteria: Factors and Mechanisms
Translation Initiation in Eukaryotes: Factors and Mechanisms
Translation Termination and Ribosome Recycling
Translesion DNA Polymerases, Eukaryotic
Trehalose Metabolism
Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
T7 RNA Polymerase
tRNA Synthetases
trp Operon and Attenuation
Tubulin and Its Isoforms
Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors
Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis
Two-Hybrid Protein-Protein Interactions
Tyrosine Sulfation
Ubiquitin-Like Proteins
Ubiquitin System
umuC,D Lesion Bypass DNA Polymerase V
Uncoupling Proteins
Unfolded Protein Response
Urea Cycle, Inbo Defects of
Vacuoles
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors
Vasopressin/Oxytocin Receptor Family
V-ATPases
Vitamin B12 and B12-Proteins
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin D Receptor
Vitamin E
Vitamin K: Biochemistry, Metabolism, and Nutritional Aspects
Vitamin K: Blood Coagulation and Use in Therapy
Voltage-Dependent K+ Channels
Voltage-Sensitive Ca2+ Channels
Voltage-Sensitive Na+ Channels
von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Protein
XPV DNA Polymerase and Ultraviolet Damage Bypass
X-Ray Determination of 3-D Structure in Proteins
Yeast GAL1-GAL10 System
Zinc Fingers
Written for a broad, cross-disciplinary audience, the Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry addresses the fundamental discipline of biological chemistry underlying virtually all of the life sciences. This compilation of more than 500 different entries encompasses all aspects of biochemistry, as well as the extensions of this subject into the related fields of molecular biology, cell biology, genetics and biophysics. This comprehensive encyclopedia covers all areas of biological chemistry written by more than 500 selected inteational experts. Articles are generously illustrated including more than 800 images in four-color. Each entry contains a clear, concise review of the topic along with illustrations, a glossary of technical terms and a section for additional reading.
Each entry further contains general background and term definitions as well as a comprehensive review of the current research in the field. Students, science joualists and scientists seeking a concise introduction to specific topics will appreciate the clear, tabular format of each entry.
Contents
Secondary Structure in Protein Analysis
Secretases
Secretory Pathway
Selenoprotein Synthesis
Septins and Cytokinesis
Serine/Threonine Phosphatases
Serotonin Receptor Signaling
Siglecs
Sigma Factors
Sliding Clamps in DNA Replication: E. coli B Clamp and PCNA Structures
Small GTPases
Somatostatin Receptors
Spastic Paraplegia
Spectrophotometric Assays
Sphingolipid Biosynthesis
Sphingolipid Catabolism
Spliceosome
Src Family of Protein Tyrosine Kinases
Starvation
Steroid/Thyroid Hormone Receptors
Store-Operated Membrane Channels: Calcium
Substrate Binding, Catalysis, and Product Release
Sugar Nucleotide Transporters
SUMO Modification
Superoxide Dismutase
Syk Family of Protein Tyrosine Kinases
Tachykinin/Substance P Receptors
Taste Receptors
T-Cell Antigen Receptor
Tec/Btk Family Tyrosine Kinases
Telomeres: Maintenance and Replication
Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone/Luteinizing Hormone/Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptors
Tight Junctions
Toll-Like Receptors
Transcriptional Silencing
Transcription-Coupled DNA Repair, Overview
Transcription Termination
Transforming Growth Factor ? Receptor Superfamily
Translation Elongation in Bacteria
Translation Elongation in Eukaryotes
Translation Initiation in Bacteria: Factors and Mechanisms
Translation Initiation in Eukaryotes: Factors and Mechanisms
Translation Termination and Ribosome Recycling
Translesion DNA Polymerases, Eukaryotic
Trehalose Metabolism
Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
T7 RNA Polymerase
tRNA Synthetases
trp Operon and Attenuation
Tubulin and Its Isoforms
Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors
Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis
Two-Hybrid Protein-Protein Interactions
Tyrosine Sulfation
Ubiquitin-Like Proteins
Ubiquitin System
umuC,D Lesion Bypass DNA Polymerase V
Uncoupling Proteins
Unfolded Protein Response
Urea Cycle, Inbo Defects of
Vacuoles
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors
Vasopressin/Oxytocin Receptor Family
V-ATPases
Vitamin B12 and B12-Proteins
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin D Receptor
Vitamin E
Vitamin K: Biochemistry, Metabolism, and Nutritional Aspects
Vitamin K: Blood Coagulation and Use in Therapy
Voltage-Dependent K+ Channels
Voltage-Sensitive Ca2+ Channels
Voltage-Sensitive Na+ Channels
von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) Protein
XPV DNA Polymerase and Ultraviolet Damage Bypass
X-Ray Determination of 3-D Structure in Proteins
Yeast GAL1-GAL10 System
Zinc Fingers