Bacterial Metabolism

H. W. Doelle

• Verlag: Academic Press
• Jahr: 2014
• ISBN:
  9781483272740
• Thema: Biological Sciences
• Thema: Botany

Bacterial Metabolism focuses on metabolic events that occur in microorganisms, as well as photosynthesis, oxidation, polysaccharide formation, and homofermentation. The book first discusses the thermodynamics of biological reactions, photosynthesis and photometabolism, and chemosynthesis. Free energy, photosynthesis, enzymes, and terminology in bacterial metabolism are elaborated. The manuscript then examines acetic acid bacteria and lactic acid bacteria. Discussions focus on lactate, ethanol, glucose, and glycerol metabolism, glycol oxidation, homofermentation, polysaccharide formation, and electron transport systems. The publication takes a look at pseudomonadaceae and nitrogen metabolism as an energy source for anaerobic microorganisms. Topics include metabolism of pairs of amino acids, single amino acid metabolism, oxidation of glycolate and malonate, and oxygenases. The book is a dependable source of information for readers interested in bacterial metabolism.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• PREFACE
• Chapter 1: THERMODYNAMICS OF BIOLOGICAL REACTIONS
• Chapter 2: PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND PHOTOMETABOLISM
• Chapter 3: CHEMOSYNTHESIS—ANAEROBIC RESPIRATION
• Chapter 4: CHEMOSYNTHESIS—PATHWAYS OF CARBOHYDRATE BREAKDOWN
• Chapter 5: CHEMOSYNTHESIS—AEROBIC RESPIRATION
• Chapter 6: CHEMOSYNTHESIS—FERMENTATION
• Chapter 7: ACETIC ACID BACTERIA
• Chapter 8: LACTIC ACID BACTERIA
• Chapter 9: PSEUDOMONADACEAE
• Chapter 10: NITROGEN METABOLISM AS AN ENERGY SOURCE FOR ANAEROBIC MICROORGANISMS (CLOSTRIDIUM)
• AUTHOR INDEX
• SUBJECT INDEX
• MICROORGANISM INDEX