Tetrapyrroles : Birth, Life and Death - Warren, Martin; Smith, Alison; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009)
An Historical Introduction to Porphyrin and Chlorophyll Synthesis -- Biosynthesis of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid -- 5-Aminolaevulinic Acid Dehydratase, Porphobilinogen Deaminase and Uroporphyrinogen III Synthase -- Transformation of Uroporphyrinogen III into Protohaem -- Inherited Disorders of Haem Synthesis: -- Heme Degradation: -- Regulation of Mammalian Heme Biosynthesis -- Tetrapyrroles in Photodynamic Therapy -- Heme Transport and Incorporation into Proteins -- Heme and Hemoproteins -- Novel Heme-Protein Interactions- Some More Radical Than Others -- Synthesis and Role of Bilins in Photosynthetic Organisms -- Phytochromes: -- Biosynthesis of Chlorophyll and Barteriochlorophyll -- Regulation of Tetrapyrrole Synthesis in Higher Plants -- Regulation of the Late Steps of Chlorophyll Biosynthesis -- Chlorophyll Breakdown -- Vitamin B12: Biosynthesis of the Corrin Ring -- Conversion of Cobinamide into Coenzyme B12 -- The Regulation of Cobalamin Biosynthesis -- Coenzyme B12-Catalyzed Radical Isomerizations -- Biosynthesis of Siroheme and Coenzyme F430 -- Role of Coenzyme F430 in Methanogenesis -- The Role of Siroheme in Sulfite and Nitrite Reductases -- The Role of Heme d 1 in Denitrification.
Keywords: Plant science; Botany; Plant Sciences