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Author:   P. W. Brian ,  H. Brockmann ,  J. F. Grove ,  Michael Heidelberger
Publisher:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Imprint:   Springer Verlag GmbH
Edition:   Multilingual edition
Volume:   v.18
Weight:   1.380kg
ISBN:  

9783211805404

ISBN 10:   3211805400
Pages:   610
Publication Date:   January 1960
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
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"/ Contents / Table des matieres.- Die Actinomycine.- I. Einleitung.- II. Gewinnung und Eigenschaften der Actinomycine.- 1. Trennung von Actinomycingemischen.- 2. Von Streptomyces-Arten produzierte Actinomycingemische.- Die Actinomycingemische C, X und I.- Actinomycingemisch Z.- Actinomycin bildende Streptomyces-Arten.- Identifizierung fruher beschriebener Actinomycingemische.- Actinomycingemische der dirigierten Biosynthese.- 3. Nomenklatur der Actinomycine.- Nomenklatur nativer Actinomycingemische.- Nomenklatur reiner Actinomycine.- 4. Eigenschaften und Aminosauregehalt reiner Actinomycine.- Physikalische Eigenschaften.- Chemische Eigenschaften.- Molekulargewicht.- Aminosauregehalt.- III. Die Konstitution der Actinomycine.- 1. Die Konstitution des Chromophors.- Despeptido-actinomycin.- Konstitution des Despeptido-actinomycins.- Synthese des Despeptido-actinomycins.- Farbige Abbauprodukte der Saurehydrolyse.- Actinocinin.- Konstitution des Actinomycin-Chromophors.- Synthese des Actinomycin-Chromophors.- Reaktionen des Actinomycin-Chromophors.- 2. Die Konstitution des Peptidteils.- Actinomycin C3.- Actinomycin C1 (I1 X1, D).- Actinomycin C2.- Actinomycin X2.- Actinomycin X0?.- Actinomycin X0?.- 3. Struktur-Variationen des Peptidteils.- IV. Derivate der Actinomycine.- 1. Derivate, die durch Veranderung des Peptidteils entstehen.- 2. Derivate, die durch Veranderung des Chromophors entstehen.- Naturlich vorkommende Nitroverbindungen..- I. Chloramphenicol.- 1. Isolierung und Konstitutionsermittlung.- 2. Synthesen.- 3. Herstellung des Chloramphenicols auf biologischem Wege.- 4. Bestimmung des Chloramphenicols.- II. ?-Nitropropionsaure.- III. Aristolochiasauren.- 1. Uber altere Arbeiten.- 2. Neuere Arbeiten zur Isolierung, Reindarstellung und Konstitutionsermittlung.- 3. Konstitution der Aristolochiasaure-I.- 4. Konstitution der Aristolochiasaure-II.- 5. Weiteres Vorkommen von Aristolochiasauren und Isolierung und Charakterisierung von strukturell verwandten Naturstoffen.- Derives guanidiques biologiques..- I. Structure et formation.- 1. Structure.- 2. Nomenclature.- 3. Formation par voie chimique.- 4. Biogenese.- a. Formation par amidination successive: cas de l'arginine.- b. Formation par transformation d'autres composes guanidiques.- c. Formation par transamidination.- II. Proprietes generales.- 1. Basicite.- 2. Formation des sels.- 3. Stabilite et hydrolyse.- 4. Cyclisation.- 5. Oxydation.- 6. Degradation biochimique.- a. Deguanidylation.- b. Desamidination totale.- c. Des-amidination partielle.- III. Methodes generales d'analyse et de preparation.- 1. Reactions d'identification et de dosage.- a. Reaction au diacetyle.- b. Reaction a l'?-naphtol.- c. Reaction au nitroprussiate ferrique.- d. Reaction a la ninhydrine.- 2. Chromatographie sur papier et sur colonne. Electrophorese.- IV. Repartition des derives guanidiques.- Conclusions.- Bibliographie.- Naturally Derived isoThiocyanates (Mustard Oils) and Their Parent Glucosides..- I. Introduction.- II. Historical Development.- III. Parent Glucosides.- 1. General Properties.- 2. Distribution in Plant Tissues.- 3. Detection, Isolation, Separation and Determination.- a. Paper Chromatography.- b. Isolation and Separation Methods.- c. Quantitative Determination.- 4. Chemical Structure.- a. Earlier Formulation.- b. Revised Structures.- c. Synthesis.- 5. Individual Glucosides.- IV. Enzymic Hydrolysis.- 1. Distribution of Myrosinase.- 2. Properties of Myrosinase.- V. Naturally Derived isoThiocyanates.- 1. General Properties.- 2. Detection, Isolation, Separation and Determination.- a. Chromatographic Methods.- b. Isolation.- c. Separation.- d. Quantitative Determination.- 3. Chemical Structure.- a. Saturated Alkyl isoThiocyanates.- b. Unsaturated Alkyl isoThiocyanates.- c. ?-Methylthioalkyl isoThiocyanates and Related Sulphoxides and Sulphones.- Stereochemistry.- d. Aromatic isoThiocyanates.- e. Hydroxy-substituted iso-Thiocyanates.- f. isoThiocyanates of Doubtful Structure.- VI. Botanical Distribution of isoThiocyanate Glucosides.- VII. Biological Properties of isoThiocyanates and Their Parent Glucosides.- VIII. Tables.- 1. Crystalline isoThiocyanate Glucosides, Known at the End of 1959.- 2. Crystalline isoThiocyanate Glucoside Tetraacetates, Known at the End of 1959.- 3. isoThiocyanate Glucosides with Established Side-chains, Known at the End of 1959.- 4. Molecular Rotations of Sulphoxide isoThiocyanates of Natural Origin, Some Derivatives and Related Compounds.- 5. The Occurrence of isoThiocyanates or Their Parent Glucosides in Species of the Family Cruciferae.- 6. The Occurrence of isoThiocyanates or Their Parent Glucosides in Families Other than Cruciferae.- References.- Die Farbstoffe im Gefieder der Vogel..- I. Einleitung.- II. Carotinoide (Lipochrome).- 1. Lutein (Xanthophyll).- 2. Kanarienxanthophyll.- 3. Zeaxanthin.- 4. Picofulvin.- 5. Astaxanthin bzw. Astacin.- 6. Rhodoxanthin.- 7. Rote Carotinoide unbekannter Struktur.- 8. Physiologische Grundlagen der Carotinoid-Ablagerung.- III. Die gelben und roten Federfarbstoffe der Papageien.- IV. Fluoreszierende, gelbe Federfarbstoffe.- 1. Bei Papageien.- 2. Bei anderen Arten.- V. Pyrrolfarbstoffe.- 1. Koproporphyrin.- 2. Turacin.- 3. Pyrrolfarbstoffe im Stoffwechsel der Vogel.- VI. Chemisch ungeklarte Federpigmente.- VII. Ruckblick.- Cis-trans Isomeric Carotenoid Pigments..- I. Introduction.- Nomenclature.- Some Historical Remarks on Stereoisomerism of Polyenes.- II. Number and Types of cis Carotenoids. Steric Hindrance.- III. Some Properties of cis Carotenoids.- 1. Relative Stabilities.- Sterically Unhindered cis Forms.- Sterically Hindered cis Forms.- Polycis Forms.- 2. Melting Points.- 3. Rotatory Power.- 4. Relative Adsorption Affinities.- IV. Cis-trans Isomerism and UV Spectra.- 1. Some Remarks on the Spectra of all-trans Carotenoids.- 2. Spectral Effect of trans ? cis Isomerization in the Visible Region.- 3. Spectral Effect of trans ? cis Isomerization in the Near Ultraviolet Region: the cis-Peak.- 4. A Theoretical Interpretation of Spectral Phenomena, Especially of the cis-Peak Effect.- 5. Spectra at Extremely Low Temperatures.- V. Preparation of cis Carotinoids by Direct Rearrangement of the All-trans Form.- 1. Thermal Methods of cis-trans Isomerization.- (a) Spontaneous Rearrangement in Solution at Room Temperature.- (b) cis-trans Isomerization in Refluxed Solutions.- (c) cis-trans Isomerization by Melting Crystals.- 2. Photochemical cis-trans Isomerization in the Absence of Catalysts.- 3. cis-trans Isomerization by Iodine Catalysis, in Light.- 4. cis-trans Isomerization by Acid Catalysis.- 5. cis-trans Isomerization by Contact with Active Surfaces.- 6. cis-trans Isomerization via Boron Trifluoride Complexes.- 7. Bio-stereoisomerization.- VI. Preparation of cis Carotenoids by Total Synthesis.- VII. Naturally Occurring cis and Polypcis Carotenoids.- 1. Mono- and Dicis Carotenoids.- 2. Polycis Carotenoids.- Prolycopene.- Further Polycis Lycopenes.- Proneuro-sporene (Protetrahydrolycopene, Neoneurosporene P).- Pro-?-carotene.- VIII. Some General Remarks on Configurational Assignments.- 1. Stereoisomeric Types.- 2. Number and Location of cis Double Bonds.- 3. Configuration and Infrared Spectrum.- IX. Configurational Assignments in Certain Stereoisomeric Sets.- 1. Stereoisomeric Sets with Two Hydroaromatic Terminal Groups.- ?-Carotene Set.- Cryptoxanthin Set.- Zeaxanthin Set.- Isozeaxanthin Set.- Echinenone Set.- Can-thaxanthin Set.- ?-Carotene Monoepoxide Set.- ?-Carotene Diepoxide Set.- 3,4-Dehydro-?-carotene and 3,4,3?,4?-Bisdehydro-?-carotene Sets.- 16,16?-Homo-?-caxotene Set.- 13,13?-Bis-desmethyl-?-carotene Set.- retro-Dehydrocarotene Set.- ?-Carotene Set.- ?-Cryptoxanthin (Physoxanthin) Set.- Lutein Set.- Trollixanthin Set.- 3,4-Dehydro-?-carotene Set.- Taraxanthin Set.- 2. Stereoisomeric Sets with One Hydroaromatic and One Aliphatic Terminal Group.- ?-Carotene Set.- Gazaniaxanthin Set.- Celaxanthin Set.- Capsanthin Set.- Torularhodin Set.- 3. Stereoisomeric Sets with Two Aliphatic Terminal Groups.- Lycopene Set.- Neurosporene Set.- Phytofluene Set.- Rhodoviolascin (Sprilloxanthin) Set.- Capsorubin Set.- Fucoxanthin Set.- 4. Stereoisomeric Sets with Two Aromatic Terminal Groups.- 1,18-Diphenyl-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-octadecanonaene Set.- Renieratene and Isorenieratene Sets.- 1,3,7,12,16,18-Hexaphenyl-octadecanonaene Set.- ""Naphthyl-carotene"" Set.- X. Lower-molecular Weight Carotenoid-carboxylic Acids: Bixin and Crocetin.- Bixin Set.- Crocetin Set.- XI. Cis-trans Isomerism and Provitamin a Effect of Carotenoids..- References.- The Gibberellins..- I. Introduction.- II. The Chemistry of the Gibberellins.- 1. General Remarks.- 2. Nomenclature.- 3. The Chemistry of Gibberellic Acid.- A. Structure of Gibberene.- B. Structure of Gibberic Acid.- (a) Gibberic Acid.- (b) epiGibberic Acid.- C. Structure and Stereochemistry of allo Gibberic Acid.- (a) allo Gibberic Acid.- (b) Absolute Configuration.- (c) epiallo Gibberic Acid.- D. Structure and Stereochemistry of Gibberellic Acid.- (a) Gibberellic Acid.- (b) Epimerisation at Position 2 in Gibbanes.- (c) Rearrangement of Gibb-3-ene 1 ? 4a Lactones.- (d) Absolute Configuration.- (e) Miscellaneous Reactions of Ring A.- 4. Biogenesis of the Gibberellins.- III. Occurrence of Gibberellins in Higher Plants.- IV. Effects on Plant Growth and Development.- 1. Stem Growth.- A. Day-neutral Annuals, etc.- B. Herbaceous Plants Sensitive to Vernalisation or Photoperiod.- C. Photoperiod-controlled Growth of Woody Plants.- D. Cell-extension or Cell-multiplication?.- E. Mode of Action Studies: Interactions with Auxins.- F. Mode of Action Studies: Interactions with Light.- G. Other Interactions.- 2. Leaf Growth.- 3. Root Growth.- A. Root Extension.- B. Root Initiation on Stem Cuttings.- C. Development of Root-nodules on Leguminous Plants.- 4. Flowering.- A. Rosette Plants Requiring Vernalisation or Long-days.- B. Caulescent Plants Induced to Flower by Vernalisation or Long-day Photoperiods.- C. Short-day Plants.- D. Discussion.- 5. Fertilisation and Fruit Growth.- A. Pollen Growth.- B. Parthenocarpy.- C. Fruit-swelling.- 6. Seed Germination.- A. Breaking of Dormancy.- B. Acceleration of Germination.- 7. Effects on Lower Plants.- 8. Discussion.- A. Hormonal Interactions.- B. The Role of the Gibberellins as Plant Hormones.- V. Detection and Estimation of Gibberellins.- 1. Bioassay.- 2. Chemical and Physical Methods.- References.- Selected Subjects in Sedimentation Analysis, with Some Applications to Biochemistry..- Glossary of Terms.- I. Basic Theory.- 1. Charge Effects.- a) Diffusion.- b) Sedimentation.- 2. The Theory of Sedimentation Analysis.- a) Conservation of Mass. The Continuity Equation.- b) The Flow Equations.- 3. Velocity Equation for Two-Component, Incompressible Systems and Its Uses.- 4. The Differential Equation of the Ultracentn fuge and Its Solutions. Two Components.- II. The Sedimentation Velocity Experiment and the Determination of Molecular Weight. (Two-Component, Idealized Systems.).- 1. Definition and Evaluation of the Sedimentation Coefficient.- 2. Molecular Weights from Sedimentation and Diffusion.- 3. Molecular Weight Determination by Combination of Sedimentation Coefficient and Intrinsic Viscosity.- III. Heterogeneity and the Form of the Boundary Gradient Curve.- 1. Boundary Spreading: Negligible Diffusion, Constant Sedimentation Coefficient.- 2. Boundary Spreading: Appreciable Diffusion, Constant Sedimentation Coefficient.- 3. Boundary Spreading: Sharpening Effects of Concentration Dependence of Sedimentation Coefficient.- 4. The Johnston-Ogston Effect.- 5. Protein-Protein Interactions.- a) Monomer-Polymer Equilibria.- b) Bimolecular Associations.- c) Interconversion of Isomers.- IV. Three-Component Systems.- 1. Solvation.- 2. Sedimentation Equilibrium in a Density Gradient.- References.- Structure and Immunological Specificity of Polysaccharides..- I. Introduction.- II. Chemistry of Capsular Polysaccharides of Pneumococcus and O-Poly-saccharides of Salmonella.- III. Cross-reactions of Antipneumococcal Sera.- IV. Cross-reactions in Anti-Salmonella Sera.- V. Cross-reactions in Anti-Mycoplasma mycoides Serum.- VI. Conclusion.- VII. Tables.- 1. Specific Capsular Polysaccharides of Pneumococcus and Polysaccharides of Cross-reacting Microorganisms.- 2. Polysaccharides which Precipitate Antipneumococcal and Other Sera to Strongly Moderately.- 3. Cross-reactions of Polysaccharides of Microorganisms in Antipneumococcal and Other Antisera.- 4. Cross-reactions of Animal and Plant Polysaccharides in Antipneumococcal and Other Antisera.- References.- Namenverzeichnis. Index of Names. Index des Auteurs.- Sachverzeichnis. Index of Subjects. Index des Matieres."

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