Prokaryotic Cell Wall Compounds (eBook)

Structure and Biochemistry

Helmut König, Harald Claus, Ajit Varma (Herausgeber)

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2010 | 2010
XVII, 517 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-05062-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Microbial cell wall structures play a significant role in maintaining cells' shape, as protecting layers against harmful agents, in cell adhesion and in positive and negative biological activities with host cells. All prokaryotes, whether they are bacteria or archaea, rely on their surface polymers for these multiple functions. Their surfaces serve as the indispensable primary interfaces between the cell and its surroundings, often mediating or catalyzing important interactions.

Prokaryotic Cell Wall Compounds summarizes the current state of knowledge on the prokaryotic cell wall. Topics concerning bacterial and archaeal polymeric cell wall structures, biological activities, growth and inhibition, cell wall interactions and the applications of cell wall components, especially in the field of nanobiotechnology, are presented.

Inhalt

Foreword 6
Preface 8
Contents 10
Contributors 12
Part I Cell Wall Polymers and Structures of Bacteria 17
The Murein Sacculus 18
Occurrence, Structure, Chemistry, Genetics, Morphogenesis, and Functions of S- Layers 68
Bacterial Polysaccharide Capsules 125
Lipopolysaccharides 147
Structure, Biosynthesis, and Function of Teichoic Acids and Related Cell Wall Glycopolymers in the Gram- positive Cell Envelope 168
Outer Membrane Proteins 188
Part II Cell Wall Polymers and Structures of Archaea 242
Cell Envelopes of Methanogens 243
The Cell Envelopes of Haloarchaea: Staying in Shape in a World of Salt 264
Cell Envelopes of Crenarchaeota and Nanoarchaeota 282
Part III Biological Activities 303
Immunochemistry of the Cell Walls of Methanogenic Archaea: A View from the Past into the Future 304
Cell Wall Structure and Pathogenicity 321
Part IV Cell Wall Growth and Inhibition 352
Cell Wall Targeted Antibiotics 353
Bacterial Autolysins 388
Part V Cell Wall Interactions 412
Prokaryotic Cell–Cell Interaction 413
Adhesion of Bacteria to Protists 432
Part VI Application of Cell Wall Components 460
Prokaryotic Cell Wall Components: Structure and Biochemistry 461
Accumulation of Heavy Metals by Micro- organisms: Biomineralization and Nanocluster Formation 484
Index 502

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.3.2010
• Zusatzinfo: XVII, 517 p.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Mikrobiologie / Immunologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: archaea • Bacteria • biochemistry • biosynthesis • Biotechnology • Cell • Cell-Cell Interaction • Chemistry • Genetics • Lipopolysaccharides • Membrane • Morphogenesis • Murein • Nanocluster • Polymer • Polysaccharid • Prokaryotes • Protein
• ISBN-10: 3-642-05062-X / 364205062X
• ISBN-13: 978-3-642-05062-6 / 9783642050626