Natural Sulfur Compounds

1. Front Matter

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2. Stereochemical Aspects of Transmethylations of Potential Biological Interest

   • A. Kjær, G. Grue-Sørensen, E. Kelstrup, J. Øgaard Madsen

   Pages 1-14

3. Methylase Mechanisms: Steric Constraints and Modes of Catalysis

   • James K. Coward

   Pages 15-24

4. Adenosylmethionine as a Precursor for Nucleic Acids Modification

   • Francesco Salvatore, Cinzia Traboni, Alfredo Colonna, Gennaro Ciliberto, Giovanni Paolella, Filiberto Cimino

   Pages 25-40

5. Involvement of S-Adenosylmethionine in Brain Phospholipid Metabolism

   • Rita Mozzi, Vanna Andreoli, Giuseppe Porcellati

   Pages 41-54

6. Effect of S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine and S-Adenosyl-L-Homocysteine Derivatives on Protein Methylation

   • Adriana Oliva, Patrizia Galletti, Vincenzo Zappia, Woon Ki Paik, Sangduk Kim

   Pages 55-66

7. The Role of S-Adenosylhomocysteine and S-Adenosylhomocysteine Hydrolase in the Control of Biological Methylations

   • Giulio L. Cantoni, Peter K. Chiang

   Pages 67-80

8. Homocysteine Biosynthesis in Plants

   • John Giovanelli, S. Harvey Mudd, Anne H. Datko

   Pages 81-92

9. Inhibition of the Synthesis of Glutathione, Glutamine, and Glutamate by Certain Methionine Derivatives

   • Alton Meister

   Pages 93-106

10. Methionine Metabolism in Developing Neural Tissue

    • John A. Sturman

    Pages 107-119

11. Antagonists of Folic Acid and Vitamin B6 in Regulation of S-Adenosylmethionine and S-Adenosylhomocysteine Content in Normal and Malignant Tissues

    • Yuriy V. Bukin, Eugeniy N. Orlov

    Pages 121-132

12. Recent Studies on the Metabolism of 5’-Methylthioadenosine

    • Vincenzo Zappia, Maria Cartenì-Farina, Giovanna Cacciapuoti, Adriana Oliva, Agata Gambacorta

    Pages 133-148

13. Two Different Modes of Synthesis and Transformation of Cysteine (and Related Amino Acids) by Pyridoxal-P-De- Pendent Lyases

    • A. E. Braunstein, E. V. Goryachencova

    Pages 149-161

14. Possible Physiological Functions of Taurine in Mammalian Systems

    • Jørgen G. Jacobsen

    Pages 163-173

15. Cysteine Dioxygenase of Rat Liver: Some Properties and its Significance on Cysteine Metabolism of Rat

    • Kenji Yamaguchi

    Pages 175-186

16. Cysteamine Pathway of Taurine Biosynthesis

    • Giorgio Federici, Giorgio Ricci, Luigi Santoro, Antonio Antonucci, Doriano Cavallini

    Pages 187-194

17. Metabolism of Hypotaurine in Some Organs of the Rat

    • Yves Pierre, Claude Loriette, Fernande Chatagner

    Pages 195-200

18. Hypotaurine Oxidation by Mouse Tissues

    • P. Kontro, S. S. Oja

    Pages 201-212

19. Sulfur Amino Acids in the Reproductive Tract of Male Guinea Pigs, Rats, Mice and Several Marine Animals

    • Charles D. Kochakian

    Pages 213-224

20. Hypotaurine in the Reproductive Tract

    • C. J. G. van der Horst

    Pages 225-234

The third International Meeting on "Low Molecular Weight Sulfur Containing Natural Products,"sponsored by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, was held in the historical building of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, Italy, June 18-21, 1979. The symposium was held in order to exchange knowledge in the intriguing and complex field of sulfur biochemistry. This theme brought together scientists from many speciali­ zed areas from organic and physical chemistry to biology and medicine. The interdisciplinary nature of the meeting gave to the participants the opportunity to discuss pro­ blems of common interest approached from different scienti­ fic standpoints. This volume contains 47 contributions presented at the meeting which mainly deal with new structural and metabolic aspects of sulfur biochemistry. An important aspect of such a scientific meeting is the rapid publication of the proceedings. Through the cooperation of the authors in providing "camera ready" copies of their manuscripts, the good efforts of the Orga­ nizing Committee, and the Plenum Press Publishing Co., it has been possible to publish this book within a few months of the meeting.

• Calcium
• Glutamat
• Glutamin
• Oxidation
• amino acid
• biochemistry
• biology
• catalysis
• chemistry
• metabolism
• methylation
• natural product
• nucleic acid
• protein
• synthesis

• University of Rome, Rome, Italy

  Doriano Cavallini

• Institute for Basic Research in Mental Retardation, Staten Island, USA

  Gerald E. Gaull

• University of Naples, Naples, Italy

  Vincenzo Zappia

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