Glutamine: Metabolism, Enzymology, and Regulation

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
CONTRIBUTORS, Pages vii-xi
PREFACE, Pages xiii-xiv
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS, Pages xv-xix, Guillermo Soberón
1 - Catalytic Mechanism of Glutamine Synthetase; Overview of Glutamine Metabolism, Pages 1-40, ALTON MEISTER
2 - The Interconvertible Enzyme Cascade that Regulates Glutamine Synthetase Activity, Pages 41-59, EARL R. STADTMAN, UMBERTO MURA, P. BOON CHOCK, SUE GOO RHEE
3 - The Role of Glutamine Synthetase in the Regulation of Bacterial Nitrogen Metabolism, Pages 61-68, BORIS MAGASANIK, DAVID M. ROTHSTEIN
4 - Regulation of Nitrogen Metabolism in Escherichia coli, Pages 69-78, BONNIE TYLER, FREDRIC BLOOM, GREG PAHEL
5 - Analysis of Mutations Affecting the Regulation of Nitrogen Utilization in Salmonella typhimurium, Pages 79-93, JEAN E. BRENCHLEY, DAVID M. BEDWELL, SUSAN M. DENDINGER, JOHN M. KUCHTA
6 - Nitrogen Regulation in Salmonella typhimurium, Pages 95-105, SYDNEY KUSTU, DORIS BURTON, EMILIO GARCÍA, LINDA MCCARTER, NANCY MCFARLAND
7 - Genetic Characterization of Mutations Affecting Glutamine Biosynthesis and its Regulation in Escherichia coli K12, Pages 107-121, FERNANDO BASTARRACHEA, SUSANA BROM, ALEJANDRA A. COVARRUBIAS, AURORA OSORIO, FRANCISCO BOLIVAR
8 - Isolation of E. coli Chromosomal DNA Regions Carrying glnA, gdh and gltB Structural Genes, Pages 123-137, ALEJANDRA COVARRUBIAS, RAY SÁNCHEZ-PESCADOR, EDMUNDO LOZOYA, FERNANDO BASTARRACHEA, FRANCISCO BOLIVAR
9 - Role of Glutamine Synthetase in Nitrogen Fixation, Pages 139-166, ROBERT A. DARROW
10 - Neurospora crassa Glutamine Synthetase: a model to study Gene Expression in Eukaryotes, Pages 167-183, RAFAEL PALACIOS, LOURDES BLANCO, EDMUNDO CALVA, MIGUEL CAMPOMANES, OFELIA CHÁVEZ, JULIO COLLADO, SUSANA LÓPEZ, JOSÉ MA. DE LA PEÑA, CARMEN QUINTO, FEDERICO SÁNCHEZ
11 - Glutamine Metabolism in Neurospora crassa, Pages 185-211, JAIME MORA, GUILLERMO DÁVILA, GUADALUPE ESPÍN, ALICIA GONZÁLEZ, JOSEFINA GUZMÁN, GEORGINA HERNÁNDEZ, GISELA HUMMELT, MIGUEL LARA, ESPERANZA MARTÍNEZ, YOLANDA MORA, DAVID ROMERO
12 - The Role of Glutamine in Ammonia Assimilation and Reassimilation in Plants, Pages 213-234, BENJAMIN J. MIFLIN, PETER J. LEA, ROGER M. WALLSGROVE
13 - Enterohepatic Aspects of Glutamine Metabolism, Pages 235-257, HERBERT G. WINDMUELLER
14 - Glutamine Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle, Pages 259-284, ALAN J. GARBER
15 - Glutamine Metabolism in Brain, Pages 285-297, RICARDO TAPIA
16 - Regulatory Aspects of the Induction of Glutamine Synthetase in Embryonic Neural Retina, Pages 299-313, ARON A. MOSCONA, PAUL LINSER, PAULA MAYERSON, MALKA MOSCONA
17 - Enhancement of Glutamine Excretion as Phenylacetylglutamine in the Treatment of Cases With Congenital Defects of Enzymes involved in Urea Biosynthesis, Pages 315-317, PHILIP P. COHEN
18 - Special Lecture: Glutamine Metabolism in the Animal Body, Pages 319-329, HANS KREBS
INDEX, Pages 331-334