Modern methods in the analysis and structural elucidation of mycotoxins

 Content: Front Cover; The Bacteria; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME VIII; CONTENTS OF OTHER VOLUMES; INTRODUCTION: ARCHAEBACTERIA: THE THIRD FORM OF LIFE; Part --
 I. BIOCHEMICAL DIVERSITY AND ECOLOGY OF ARCHAEBACTERIA; Chapter 1. Methanogenic Bacteria; I. Introduction; II. Ecology; III. Taxonomy; IV. Ultrastructure; V. Growth Conditions and Nutrition; VI. Bioenergetics; VII. Carbon Metabolism; VIII. Unique Coenzymes; IX. Biochemistry of Methane Synthesis; X. Oxidation-Reduction Enzymes; XI. Genetics; References Chapter 2. Thermoplasma and the Thermophilic Sulfur-Dependent ArchaebacteriaI. Introduction and Definitions; II. Phylogenetic Considerations; III. Thermoplasma: Genus of Uncertain Affiliation; IV. Sulfolobus; V. Thermoproteales; VI. Organisms Occurring in Submarine Hot Volcanic Areas; VII. Requirements and Upper Boundary of Thermophilic Life; VIII. Key to Thermoplasma and the Genera of the Thermophilic Sulfur-Dependent Archaebacteria; References; Chapter 3. The Halobacteriaceae; I. Introduction: What They Are and Why We Study Them; II. Salty Places and Their Inhabitants III. Halophilic and Halotolerant MicroorganismsIV. Definition and Classification of Halobacterium and Halococcus Species (Family Halobacteriaceae); V. Physiology of the Halobacteriaceae; VI. Genetics of Halobacteria; VII. Some Notes on the Halococci; VIII. Concluding Remarks: What's Next with the Halobacteriaceae?; References; Chapter 4. Sedimentary Record and Archaebacteria; I. Introduction; II. Fate of Organic Matter in a Sediment; III. Geochemical Fossils: Biological Markers; References; Part --
 II. TRANSLATION APPARATUS OF ARCHAEBACTERIA Chapter 5. The Structure and Evolution of ArchaebacterialRibosomal RNAI. Introduction; II. Origins of the Archaebacterial Concept; III. Ribosomal RNA Gene Organization; IV. RNA Secondary Structure: General Considerations; V. 5 S rRNA Primary and Secondary Structure; VI. 16 S rRNA Primary and Secondary Structure; VII. Evolutionary Considerations; References; Chapter 6. Transfer Ribonucleic Acids of Archaebacteria; I. Introduction; II. Generalized tRNA Structure; III. Archaebacterial tRNAs; IV. Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases and Aminoacylation; V. Codon and Anticodon Usage VI. Archaebacterial tRNA GenesVII. Concluding Remarks; Appendix: Sequences of Archaebacterial tRNAs; References; Chapter 7. Ribosomes of Archaebacteria; I. Introduction; II. Archaebacterial Ribosomes; III. Archaebacterial Ribosomal Domains; IV. Archaebacterial Ribosomal Proteins; V. Evolutionary Considerations; References; Chapter 8. Elongation Factors; I. Introduction; II. Elongation; III. Archaebacterial Elongation Factors; IV. Ribosome Specificity of Elongation Factors from Three Primary Kingdoms; V. Conclusions; References; Part --
 III. GENERAL MOLECULAR CHARACTERISTICS OF ARCHAEBACTERIA