Biochemistry of zinc /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Plenum Press,
[1993]
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| Series: | Language of science.
Biochemistry of the elements ; v. 11. |
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Table of Contents:
- Historical aspects of zinc
- Zinc deficiency in microorganisms, plants and animals
- Zinc deficiency in humans
- Zinc and enzymes
- Functions of zinc in metalloenzymes
- Binding sites of zinc in enzymes
- DNA and RNA polymerases
- Role of zinc in protection of essential thiol enzymes
- Cytochrome c oxidase
- Enzyme changes in zinc deficiency
- Enzymes involved in nucleic acids
- Alkaline phosphatase
- Zinc and gene expression
- Zinc fingers: a novel protein motif for gene expression
- Repetitive Zn-binding domains in TFIIIA
- Zinc: a necessary cofactor for domain binding to DNA
- GAL genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Hormone receptors
- Biochemistry of metallothionein
- Classification
- Primary structure
- Metal-binding sites
- Spatial structure
- Inducibility of metallothionein
- Molecular mechanisms of metallothionein induction
- Functional aspects
- Zinc and hormones
- Zinc and growth
- Zinc and reproductive functions
- Zinc and glucose metabolism
- Zinc and adrenals
- Zinc and prolactin
- Zinc and thyroid and parathyroid hormones.
- (cont) Zinc and brain hormones
- Zinc and lipid metabolism
- Essential fatty acids
- Cholesterol
- Phospholipids
- Triglycerides
- Lipoproteins
- Lipid peroxidation
- Zinc and cells
- Lymphocytes
- Mast cells
- Platelets
- Macrophages and polymorphonuclear granulocytes
- Ecto 5'-nucleotidase
- Zinc and free radicals
- Zinc and erythrocytes
- Transport of zinc across the erythrocyte membrane
- Sickle-cell membranes and Zn²⁺
- Zinc and neurobiology
- Zinc and cell division
- Zinc and tubulin
- Zinc and brain function
- Zinc homeostasis
- Zinc-related enzymes in the brain
- Zinc and the hippocampus
- Zinc and human brain
- Zinc and epilepsy
- Zinc and immunity
- Studies in animal models
- Zinc deficiency and immune functions in humans
- Metabolism in zinc
- Dietary sources of zinc
- Absorption
- Intake and excretion of zinc
- Excretion of zinc
- Requirements for zinc
- Peripheral utilization
- Blood transport: zinc in plasma and red cells
- Homeostasis of zinc
- Clinical spectrum of human zinc deficiency
- Severe manifestations of zinc deficiency.
- (cont) Moderate deficiency of zinc
- Zinc deficiency in sickle-cell disease
- Mild deficiency of zinc
- Miscellaneous clinical conditions
- Interactions of zinc with other micronutrients
- Interactions of zinc and iron in humans
- Zinc and copper
- Manganese and zinc
- Cadmium, lead and zinc
- Calcium and zinc
- Magnesium and zinc
- Sodium and zinc
- Vitamin A and zinc
- Vitamin B₆ and zinc
- Vitamin D and zinc
- Vitamin E and zinc
- Folic acid and zinc
- Biotin and zinc
- Techniques for measurement of zinc in biological samples
- Determination of zinc in plasma
- Zinc in platelets, lymphocytes and granulocytes by flameless atomic absorption spectrophotometry.