The Biochemistry of Inorganic Compounds of Sulphur

by A. B. Roy, P. A. Trudinger

Overview

Inorganic compounds of sulphur are widely found in living organisms, and are involved in steroid metabolism, diseases of the central nervous system, soil fertility, and the evolution of life. The importance of sulphur biochemistry, when this book was first published in 1970, had, however, only recently become apparent: this text brings together the scattered literature of the subject, and provides a balanced account of what was known. The enzymes concerned with the activation and transfer of sulphur groups are dealt with first. This is followed by a discussion of the metabolism of sulphur compounds in micro-organisms, animals, and plants. The clinical chemistry of sulphur and the economic importance of sulphur metabolism are considered; chapters on the chemistry, preparation and analysis of sulphur compounds are included. There is a guide to the nomenclature of the compounds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521143066
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	04/08/2010
Pages:	420
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; A note on the nomenclature of sulphur-containing compounds; Abbreviations; List of enzymes; 1. Introduction; 2. The chemistry of some sulphur compounds; 3. The preparation of some biologically important compounds of sulphur; 4. The analysis of some sulphur compounds; 5. The activation of sulphate ions; 6. The sulphotransferases; 7. the sulphates; 8. Rhodanese and 3-mercaptopyruvate sulphurtransferase; 9. Oxidation of inorganic sulphur compounds by micro-organisms and plants; 10. Reduction of inorganic sulphur compounds by micro-organisms and plants; 11. The metabolism in animals of inorganic sulphur compounds; 13. Economic aspects of inorganic sulphur metabolism; Bibliography; Indices.