Biochemistry of Vitamin B6 von P. Christen | Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Chemical and Biological Aspects of Vitamin B6 Catalysis, held in Turku, Finland, June 22–26, 1987 | ISBN 9783034899895

Biochemistry of Vitamin B6

Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Chemical and Biological Aspects of Vitamin B6 Catalysis, held in Turku, Finland, June 22–26, 1987

von P. Christen und Korpela
Mitwirkende
Autor / AutorinP. Christen
Autor / AutorinKorpela
Buchcover Biochemistry of Vitamin B6 | P. Christen | EAN 9783034899895 | ISBN 3-0348-9989-0 | ISBN 978-3-0348-9989-5

Biochemistry of Vitamin B6

Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Chemical and Biological Aspects of Vitamin B6 Catalysis, held in Turku, Finland, June 22–26, 1987

von P. Christen und Korpela
Mitwirkende
Autor / AutorinP. Christen
Autor / AutorinKorpela

Inhaltsverzeichnis

  • Prologue in Honour of Alexander E. Braunstein 1902–1986.
  • The Discovery of Enzymatic Transamination and Its Biological Significance.
  • Professor Alexander E. Braunstein; Some Reminiscences.
  • Closing Remarks.
  • Molecular Biology and Site-Directed Mutagenesis.
  • Genes, Biosynthesis, and Intracellular Processing of the Isoenzymes of Aspartate Aminotransferase.
  • Structure-Function Relation of the Presequence of a Precursor to Pig Mitochondrial Aspartate Aminotransferase.
  • Molecular Cloning and in vivo Expression of the Precursor to Rat Mitochondrial Aspartate Aminotransferase.
  • Rat Cytosolic Aspartate Aminotransferase; Molecular Cloning of cDNA and Expression in E. coli.
  • D-Amino Acid Aminotransferase from a Thermophile, Bacillus sp. YM-1: Enzymological Properties, Cloning of the Gene, and the Amino Acid Sequence.
  • The Subunit Structure of Porcine Ornithine Aminotransferase and Mechanism of Proteolytic Modification of Its Putative Precursors in Mitochondria.
  • Hepatic Systems Degrade Tyrosine Aminotransferase.
  • Demonstration of Immunochemical Cross-Reactivity of Dopa Decarboxylase and Histidine Decarboxylase Using Antibodies against the Two Enzymes.
  • Mechanistic Analysis of the Aspartate Aminotransferase Active Site Mutants — Y70F, K258A, and R292D.
  • Mutation of Lysine 258 to Arginine in the Active Site of Aspartate Aminotransferase.
  • Bacterial Tryptophan Synthetase: A Multienzyme Complex Which Contains Pyridoxal Phosphate.
  • Site-specific Mutations in E. coli Maltodextrin Phosphorylase with Differential Effects on Substrate Binding and Catalysis.
  • Aminotransferases.
  • Spatial Aspects of Catalysis by Mitochondrial Aspartate Aminotransferase.
  • Recent Studies on Mitochondrial Aspartate Aminotransferase: Structure and Mechanism.
  • X-Ray Crystallographic, 19F-NMR and UV-Visible Spectroscopic Studies of Pig Heart Cytosolic Aspartate Aminotransferase.
  • Studies of the Inactivated Coenzyme in the Beta Sub form of Cytosolic Aspartate Aminotransferase.
  • Studies on the Mechanism of Action of Aspartate Aminotransferase by Cryoenzymological and Isotope Techniques.
  • Aspartate Aminotransferase from the Thermoacidophile Archaebacterium Sulfolobus solfataricus.
  • Coenzyme Reorientations in the Active Sites of Aspartate Aminotransferase Isoenzymes.
  • Phosphorus-31 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies on Apoaspartate Aminotransferase Reconstituted with Cofactor Analogues.
  • Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Analysis of Phosphate Bound to the Aspartate Aminotransferase Isoenzymes.
  • Carboxylate Inhibition of Apoaspartate Aminotransferase.
  • The Reversible Oxidation of Vicinal SH Groups in 4-Aminobutyrate Aminotransferase. Probes of Conformational Changes.
  • Branched-Chain Amino Acid Aminotransferase from Escherichia coli.
  • Crystallographic and Solution Studies on Phosphoserine Aminotransferase (PSAT) from E. coli.
  • Studies on Liver GABA-Transaminase.
  • A Novel Aminotransferase Concerned with the Metabolism of Dimethylarginines in Rats.
  • Other Vitamin B6-Enzymes of Amino Acid Metabolism.
  • Chemical Probes of Substrate Channeling in the E. coli Tryptophan Synthase ?2?2 Bienzyme Complex.
  • Phosphorus-31 NMR Study of Pyridoxal 5?-Phosphate Binding to Escherichia coli Tryptophan Synthase Modified by Limited Proteolysis.
  • Glutamate Decarboxylase: Preliminary Crystallographic Data.
  • Analysis of the Glutamate Decarboxylase Reaction by Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometry.
  • Proteolytic Cleavage of Pig Kidney Dopa Decarboxylase.
  • The Reaction of Dopa Decarboxylase with 5?-Hydroxytryptophan Isomers.
  • Sequence Studies on Vitamin B6-Dependent Enzymes: Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase and Glutamate Decarboxylase.
  • Stereochemistry of the Threonine Cleavage Complex.
  • The Substrate Specificity of Tyrosine Phenol-Lyase During the Different Stages of Enzymatic Process.
  • Structural and Catalytic Properties of Citrobacter intermedius Tyrosine Phenol-Lyase.
  • L-Methionine Y—Lyase: Its Essential Cysteine Residues.
  • Diaminopropionate Ammonia-Lyase of Salmonella typhimurium.
  • Interactions of Tryptophanase with Substrate Analogues.
  • S-Carboxymethylcysteine Synthase from E. coli.
  • Copper-Containing Amine Oxidases (EC 1.4.3.6) Have Covalently-Bound PQQ and not PLP as Organic Cofactor.
  • Phosphorylases.
  • The Role of the Pyridoxal Phosphate in Glycogen Phosphorylase b.
  • Phosphorylase Isozymes of Higher Plants.
  • The Polarized Single Crystal Electronic Absorption Spectrum of Phosphorylase b.
  • Crystallization and Structure Determination of Potato Phosphorylase at 3 Å Resolution.
  • Quaternary Structure and Regulatory Properties of Phosphorylase Kinase from Avian Skeletal Muscle.
  • Purification and Properties of Smooth Muscle Phosphorylase from Bovine Stomach.
  • Thermodynamic Study of the Binding of AMP to Glycogen Phosphorylase a and b.
  • Enzyme-Activated and Related Irreversible Inhibitors.
  • Enzyme-Activated Inhibitors of Bacterial D-Amino Acid Transaminase as Antimicrobial Agents.
  • Selective Inhibition of PLP-Dependent Enzymes by Hydroxylamine Derivatives.
  • On the Mechanism of Ornithine Decarboxylase Inhibition by 3-Aminooxypropylamine.
  • Kinetic Studies on Binding of Mitochondrial and Cytosolic Aspartate Aminotransferases with Suicide Substrate, Gostatin.
  • Inactivation of Bacterial ?-Amino Acid: Pyruvate Transaminase with Se-Hypotaurine.
  • Absence of Stereospecificity in the Suicide Inhibition of Ornithine Decarboxylase.
  • Enzyme-Activated Irreversible Inhibition of Bacterial and Plant Arginine Decarboxylase, by either Substrate or Product Analogues.
  • Cystathionine ?-Synthase and ?-Cystathionase have Conmon Peptide Sequences of the Active Sites and Are Inhibited Similarly by Aminoethoxyvinylglycine.
  • Non-Enzymic Reactions of Vitamin B6.
  • Micellar Catalysis of Pyridoxal-Dependent Reactions.
  • A New Approach to the Study of Pyridoxal 5?-Phosphate Schiff Bases.
  • Enthalpy, Entropy and Gibbs Energy Changes Associated with the Ionization of Vitamin B6 Molecules in Water-Dioxane Systems.
  • NMR Detection of a Delocalized Carbanion Intermediate in the Transamination Reactions of the Metal Chelates of Schiff Bases of Vitamin B6.
  • Copper(II) Chelates of an Intermediate Species Absorbing in the 500-nm Region.
  • Co-Ordination Compounds of Pyridoxol with Chromium and Manganese.
  • A Novel Method to Study the Topography of Transmembrane Proteins Using Pyridoxal 5?-Phosphate.
  • Metabolic, Nutritional, and Medical Aspects.
  • Glutamine and Asparagine Transaminases.
  • Rat Aspartate Aminotransferase: Regulation of Its mRNA and Its Contribution to Gluconeogenesis.
  • Vitamin B6 Deficiency Enhances End-Organ Sensitivity to Steroid Hormones.
  • Partial Purification and Characterization of Vitamin B6-P Phosphatases from Human Erythrocytes.
  • Pyridoxine Uptake by Proximal Tubular Epithelial Cells Isolated from Rat Kidney.
  • Influence of Vitamin B6 Nutritional Status upon Plasma Kinetics of PLP after I. V. Dosing to Rats.
  • Vitamin B6- Status of Finnish and Dutch Elderly.
  • Metabolism of Vitamin B6 by Human Subjects with and without Normal Liver Function.
  • Vitamin B6 Supplementation in Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Patients.
  • Bacterial Methionine -Lyase as a Possible Antitumor Agent.
  • A New Approach to the Pathogenetic Treatment of Psoriasis Using Coenzyme Inhibitors.
  • Biotechnology.
  • Enantiomer Synthesis of Amino Acids with Pyridoxal Enzymes.
  • Vitamin B6-Dependent Reactions in Organic Solvents.
  • ?—Amino—?— Caprolactam Racemase for L-Lysine Production.
  • Enzymatic Production of L-Cysteine from DL-2-Aminothiazoline- 4-Carboxylic Acid.
  • Industrial Production of L-Tryptophan from Indole and DL-Serine with two PLP-Dependent Enzymes.