Biology of Inorganic Nitrogen and Sulfur

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-IX

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2. General Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Microorganisms Involved in the Nitrogen and Sulfur Cycles

      • H. G. Schlegel

      Pages 3-12

3. Nitrogen Metabolism in General

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. Nitrogen Metabolism in Plants

      • L. Beevers

      Pages 15-29

   3. The Assimilatory Reduction of Nitrate

      • M. Losada, M. G. Guerrero, J. M. Vega

      Pages 30-63

   4. Dissimilatory Nitrate Reduction

      • F. R. Whatley

      Pages 64-77

4. Dinitrogen Fixation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79

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   2. Genetics of Dinitrogen Fixation

      • W. J. Brill

      Pages 81-86

   3. Rhizobium Genetics

      • W. Heumann

      Pages 87-102

   4. Some Aspects of the Physiology of Dinitrogen Fixation

      • J. R. Postgate, R. R. Eady, R. A. Dixon, S. Hill, D. Kahn, C. Kennedy et al.

      Pages 103-115

   5. The Biochemistry of Dinitrogen Fixation

      • W. G. Zumft

      Pages 116-130

   6. Pathways and Regulatory Aspects of N2 and NH 4 + Assimilation in N2-Fixing Bacteria

      • D. Kleiner, S. Phillips, E. Fitzke

      Pages 131-140

   7. The Hydrogenase-Nitrogenase Relationship in Nitrogen-Fixing Organisms

      • H. Bothe, G. Eisbrenner

      Pages 141-150

5. Sulfur Metabolism in General

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151

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   2. Assimilatory Sulfate Reduction

      • J. A. Schiff, H. Fankhauser

      Pages 153-168

   3. Ecology and Physiology of Some Anaerobic Bacteria from the Microbial Sulfur Cycle

      • N. Pfennig, F. Widdel

      Pages 169-177

   4. Dissimilatory Sulfate Reduction, Mechanistic Aspects

      • J. M. Akagi

      Pages 178-187

   5. Dissimilatory Sulfate Reduction, Energetic Aspects

      • R. K. Thauer, W. Badziong

      Pages 188-198

   6. Photolithotrophic Sulfur Oxidation

      • H. G. Trüper

      Pages 199-211

Nitrogen and sulfur compounds are continuously synthetized, degraded and converted into other forms in nature. There are many similarities in the principle problems and basic mechanisms of the biology of inorganic nitrogen and sulfur. Many details are not yet understood and hence are the subject of active investigation the world over. In May, 1980, a conference was held in Bochum, Federal Republic of Germany, at which attempts were made to discuss and compare all aspects of both the nitrogen and the sulfur cycle. Lectures were given by internationally recognized experts on the physiology, biochemistry, genetics, and ecology of dinitrogen fIXation, of assimilatory and dissimilatory nitrate and sulfate reduction, and of ammonia and sulfide oxidation. In addition, important data were communicated by German scientists of the national program on the Metabolism of Inorganic Nitrogen and Sulfur Compounds, supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. This book contains all the contributions to the meeting and consequently should be of interest to researchers, teachers, and students in the field. The members of the German national program on the Metabolism of Inorganic Nitrogen and Sulfur Compounds would like to thank the Deutsche F orschungsgemeinschaft for their generous fmancial support of the scientific projects during the past four years and for the conference itself. Without this help, the present book would not have been written. The members express their appreciation particularly to Dr. A. Hoffmann of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for her invaluable skill and patience in taking care of the projects and scientists.

• Nitratstoffwechsel
• Nitrogen
• Oxidation
• Stickstoff-Fixierung
• Sulfatstoffwechsel
• Sulfur
• bacteria
• biochemistry
• biology
• enzyme
• enzymes
• metabolism
• synthesis

• Botanisches Institut, Universität Köln, Köln 41, Germany

  Hermann Bothe

• Lehrstuhl für Biochemie der Planzen, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany

  Achim Trebst

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