Bacterial Physiology and Metabolism

Bacterial Physiology and Metabolism focuses on research on bacteria, as well as metabolism of carbohydrates, fermentation, and oxidation of acids.
The book first offers information on nutrition and growth of bacterial cultures, including requirements for growth, nutritional classification of bacteria, measurement of bacterial growth, and synchronous growth of bacterial cultures. The manuscript then considers the chemical composition of bacteria, oligosaccharide catabolism, and transport of sugars.
The publication takes a look at the fermentation of sugars and aerobic metabolism of carbohydrates. Discussions focus on Embden-Meyerhof fermentations, miscellaneous pathways, and hexose, pentose, polyol, and hexuronic acid oxidation. The text also elaborates on oxidation of organic acids, electron transport, oxidation of hydrocarbons, and protein and amino acid catabolism.
The text is a dependable reference for readers interested in bacterial physiology and metabolism.

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Contents
Preface
Part One Bacterial Physiology
Chapter 1. Nutrition
I. Requirements for Growth
II. Nutritional Classification of Bacteria
References
Chapter 2. Growth of Bacterial Cultures
I. Measurement of Bacterial Growth
II. Mathematics of Growth
III. Growth of Bacteria in Batch Culture
IV. Growth of Bacteria in Continuous Culture
V. Synchronous Growth of Bacterial Cultures
References
Chapter 3. Chemical Composition of Bacteria
I. Proteins
II. Lipids
III. Carbohydrates
IV. Nucleic Acids
References
Part Two Energy Metabolism
Chapter 4. Oligosaccharide Catabolism
I. Digestion of Starch and Glycogen
II. Digestion of Cellulose
III. Digestion of Other Polysaccharides by Bacteria
IV. Cleavage of Galactosides
V. Cleavage of Glucosides
VI. Cleavage of Fructosides
VII. Other Oligosaccharides
References
Chapter 5. Transport of Sugars
I. Transport Systems
II. Mechanism of Sugar Transport by Bacteria
References
Chapter 6. Fermentation of Sugars
I. Methods of Study
II. Embden-Meyerhof Fermentations
III. Non-Embden-Meyerhof Fermentations
IV. Mixed Pathways
V. Miscellaneous Pathways
References
Chapter 7. Aerobic Metabolism of Carbohydrates
I. Hexose Oxidation
II. Hexuronic Acid Oxidation
III. Pentose Oxidation
IV. Polyol Oxidation
V. Miscellaneous Oxidations
References
Chapter 8. Oxidation of Organic Acids
I. The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
II. Metabolism of Other Organic Acids by Bacteria
References
Chapter 9. Electron Transport
I. Enzymes of the Cytochrome System
II . Respiratory Chains of Bacteria
III. Oxidative Phosphorylation
References
Chapter 10. Oxidation of Hydrocarbons
I. Oxidation of Saturated Hydrocarbons
II. Oxidation of Aromatic Hydrocarbons
III. Miscellaneous Oxidations
References
Chapter 11. Protein and Amino Acid Catabolism
I. Digestion of Proteins and Peptides
II. Transport of Peptides and Amino Acids
III. Metabolism of Amino Acids
References
Chapter 12. Metabolism of Inorganic Compounds
I. Hydrogen Oxidation
II. Oxidation of Iron
III. Oxidation of Ammonia to Nitrate
IV. Nitrate Respiration
V. Oxidation of Sulfur Compounds
VI. Reduction of Sulfate; Sulfate Respiration
References
Chapter 13. Photosynthetic Energy Metabolism
I. Energy Considerations
II. The Bacterial Photosynthetic Apparatus
III. Photosynthesis and Generation of ATP
References
Part Three Biosynthetic Metabolism
Chapter 14. Autotrophic Carbon Dioxide Fixation
I. Production of Reducing Power
II. The Reductive Pentose Cycle
III. The Reductive Carboxylic Acid Cycle
References
Chapter 15. Carbohydrate Biosynthesis
I. From Acetate
II. Formation of Monosaccharides
III. Formation of Polysaccharides by Bacteria
References
Chapter 16. Biosynthesis of Amino Acids
I. Assimilation of Inorganic Nitrogen
II. Biosynthesis of Amino Acids
III. Regulation of Metabolic Processes
References
Chapter 17. Biosynthesis of Lipids
I. Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids
II. Complex Lipids
References
Chapter 18. Biosynthesis of Nucleic Acids
I. Formation of Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleotides
II. Biosynthesis of DNA
III. Biosynthesis of RNA
References
Chapter 19. Biosynthesis of Proteins
I. Amino Acid Activation
II. Transcription of The Genetic Code
III. Translation of the Genetic Code
IV. Regulation of Protein Synthesis
References
Author Index
Subject Index