Comparative Biochemistry V6

Comparative Biochemistry: A Comprehensive Treatise, Volume VI: Cells and Organisms focuses on the complex composition of cells and organisms.
The book opens with discussions on the biochemistry of morphogenesis. Bacterial germination and sporulation; seed germination; egg development of sea urchins; sporulation of cellular slime mold; and amphibian differentiation are described.
The volume looks at the comparative aspects of metabolic control, biochemical basis of chemical needs, biochemistry of insect metamorphosis, and hormones in invertebrates. The text also highlights the presence of protein hormones in vertebrates. The differences between neurohypophyseal and melanocorticotropic hormones are identified. The book ends with discussions on the comparative biochemistry of digestive mechanisms and detoxication. Digestion in special physiological and systematic groups of vertebrates, carnivorous plants, and invertebrates; detoxication and adoption of terrestrial habitat; and the developmental aspects of detoxication are discussed.
The book is a good source of data for readers wanting to explore the complex composition of organisms and cells.

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Contributors to Volume VI
Preface
Contents to Volumes I, II, III, IV, V, and VII
Phylogenetic Charts

1. The Biochemistry of Morphogenesis
   I. Introduction
   II. Bacterial Germination and Sporulation
   III. Sporulation of the Cellular Slime Mold
   IV. Seed Germination
   V. Sea Urchin Egg Development
   VI. Amphibian Differentiation
   VII. Summary and Speculation
   References
2. Comparative Aspects of Metabolic Control
   I. Introduction
   II. Control of Enzyme Activity
   III. Control of Enzyme Formation
   IV. Activation of Enzymes
   V. Discussion
   References
3. The Biochemical Basis of Chemical Needs
   I. Introduction
   II. The Abiogenic Fulfillment of Biopoietic Demands
   III. Requirements for Maintenance of the Fluid Medium
   IV. The Nutritional Source of Free Energy
   V. Nutritional Requirements for Structural Organization
   VI. Requirements for the Catalysis of Organic Transformations
   VII. Summary and Conclusions
   References
4. Biochemistry of Insect Metamorphosis
   I. Introduction
   II. Morphology and Physiology
   III. Respiration and Respiratory Enzymes
   IV. Amino Acid and Protein Metabolism
   V. Lipid and Carbohydrate Metabolism
   VI. Phosphorus and Nucleic Acid Metabolism
   VII. Special Metabolic Pathways Related to Metamorphosis
   VIII. Interaction of Metamorphosis Hormone with Genetic Material
   IX. General Conclusions
   References
5. Hormones in Invertebrates
   I. Introduction
   II. Classification
   III. Neurohumors
   IV. Products of Neurosecretion
   V. Hormones Elaborated by Tissues Other Than the Nervous System
   VI. Pheromones
   VII. Concluding Remarks
   References
6. Protein Hormones in Vertebrates
   I. Introduction
   II. Group of the Neurohypophyseal Hormones
   III. Group of the Melanocorticotropic Hormones
   IV. Group of the Insulins
   V. Conclusions
   References
7. Comparative Biochemistry of Digestive Mechanisms
   I. Introduction
   II. Digestion in General
   III. Digestion in Special Physiological and Systematic Groups of Vertebrates
   IV. Digestion in Invertebrates
   V. Carnivorous Plants
   VI. Concluding Remarks
   References
8. Comparative Biochemistry of Detoxification
   I. Introduction
   II. The Detoxication Mechanisms
   III. Reaction Rates and Species Differences
   IV. Developmental Aspects of Detoxication
   V. Detoxication and the Adoption of a Terrestrial Habitat
   References
   Author Index
   Subject Index