Structure and Function Relationships in Biochemical Systems: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, cartea 148

Professor Rossi Fanelli: A Profile.- A Statistical Analysis of the Publications and Collaborations of Alessandro Rossi Fanelli.- Hemoglobin, Myoglobin, and other Respiratory Proteins.- Linkage Graphs.- Nature of the Iron-Oxygen Bond and Control of Oxygen Affinity of the Haem by the Structure of the Globin in Haemoglobin.- The Function of High Hemoglobin in Large Fish.- Invertebrate Hemoglobins: The Dimeric Hemoglobin from the Mollusc Scapharca inaequivalvis.- Effects of Heavy Metals on the Respiratory Proteins of Marine Organisms in Relation to Enviromental Pollution.- Mechanism of Action of Metal-Containing Enzymes.- Intermediates in the Reduction of Dioxygen by Laccase and Cytochrome c Oxidase.- Structure and Function of the Redox Site of Cytochrome Oxidase.- Kinetic Studies of Cytochrome-c-Oxidase: Significance of Different Functional States of the Enzyme.- Non-Heme Components of Electron Transfer Systems: Interactions and Conformational Effects.- Structure and Function of Amine Oxidases.- The Mechanism of Action of Cu,Zn Superoxide Dismutase.- Bioenergetics, Membrane Structure, and Multienzyme Complexes.- Proton and Electric Charge Translocation in Mitochondrial Energy Transduction.- The Molecular Slipping in the Redox-Driven H+ Pumps.- Structural Aspects of the Binding of Melittin to Phospholipid Bilayers, as a Model for Protein-Lipid Interactions in Membranes.- Acetylcholine Receptors from Electroplax Membranes: in vitro and in situ Properties.- Interaction of Fusicoccin with Plant Cell Plasma Membranes.- Structure-Function Relationships in Pyruvate and ?-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complexes.- Facilitation of Enzyme Catalysis by Formation of Multienzyme Complexes.- Cofactor-Dependent Enzymes.- Some Comparative Aspects of Pyridoxal Phosphate andPyruvoyl-Dependent Amino Acid Decarboxylases.- Structural Studies of Aspartate Aminotransferase Isozymes.- Recent Advances in the Study of Coenzyme Binding to Aspartate Apoaminotransferases.- Flavoproteins: Correlation of Structure and Function.- Role of Flavin and Iron Sulfur Centers in the Transition of Succinate Dehydrogenase from the Activated to the Non-Activated Form.- Sulfur Metabolism.- Biochemical Function of Persulfides.- Biological Utilization of Some Selenium- and Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids.- The Oxidation of Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids by L-Amino Acid Oxidases.- Contributors.