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Biology of Inositols and Phosphoinositides

  • An updated and contemporary record of advancement in the field
  • Deals with the functional implications of the inositols and phosphoinositides in the biological system
  • Chapters written by experts in the field
  • Incorporates state-of-the-art knowledge
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Subcellular Biochemistry (SCBI, volume 39)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Functional Genomics of Inositol Metabolism

    • Javad Torabinejad, Glenda E. Gillaspy
    Pages 47-70
  3. Genetics of Inositol Polyphosphates

    • Victor Raboy, David Bowen
    Pages 71-101
  4. Inositol in Bacteria and Archaea

    • Mary F. Roberts
    Pages 103-133
  5. Regulation of 1D-myo-Inositol-3-Phosphate Synthase in Yeast

    • Lilia R. Nunez, Susan A. Henry
    Pages 135-156
  6. The Structure and Mechanism of myo-Inositol-1-Phosphate Synthase

    • James H. Geiger, Xiangshu Jin
    Pages 157-180
  7. Phosphoinositide Metabolism: Towards an Understanding of Subcellular Signaling

    • Wendy F. Boss, Amanda J. Davis, Yang Ju Im, Rafaelo M. Galvão, ImaraY. Perera
    Pages 181-205
  8. Inositols and Their Metabolites in Abiotic and Biotic Stress Responses

    • Teruaki Taji, Seiji Takahashi, Kazuo Shinozaki
    Pages 239-264
  9. Inositol Phosphates and Phosphoinositides in Health and Disease

    • Yihui Shi, Abed N. Azab, Morgan N. Thompson, Miriam L. Greenberg
    Pages 265-292
  10. Mammalian Inositol 3-phosphate Synthase: Its Role in the Biosynthesis of Brain Inositol and its Clinical Use as a Psychoactive Agent

    • Latha K. Parthasarathy, L. Ratnam, S. Seelan, Carmelita Tobias, Manuel F. Casanova, Ranga N. Parthasarathy
    Pages 293-314
  11. Evolutionary Divergence of L-myo-Inositol 1-Phosphate Synthase: Significance of a “Core Catalytic Structure”

    • Krishnarup Ghosh Dastidar, Aparajita Chatterjee, Anirban Chatterjee, Arun Lahiri Majumder
    Pages 315-340

Editors and Affiliations

  • Bose Institute, Kolkata, India

    A. Lahiri Majumder

  • University College of Science, Kolkata, India

    B. B. Biswas

  • University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

    B. B. Biswas

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