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Alternative respiratory pathways in higher plants / Kapuganti Jagadis Gupta, Luis A.J. Mur, and Bhagyalakshmi Neelwarne.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781118790410
  • 1118790413
  • 9781118790441
  • 1118790448
  • 9781118789971
  • 1118789970
  • 1118790464
  • 9781118790465
Other title:
  • Respiratory pathways in higher plants
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Alternative respiratory pathways in higher plants.DDC classification:
  • 581.3/5 23
LOC classification:
  • QK891
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Contents:
Title page; Table of Contents; List of contributors; Preface; SECTION A: Physiology of plant respiration and involvement of alternative oxidase; CHAPTER 1: Integrating classical and alternative respiratory pathways; Introduction; Alternative oxidase (AOX); NADPH dehydogenases linked to AOX; Uncoupling proteins (UCPs); Electron transfer flavoprotein (ETF); Deploying electron dissipatory mechanisms whilst maintaining ATP production under stress situations; Conclusions; References
CHAPTER 2: Non-coupled pathways of plant mitochondrial electron transport and the maintenance of photorespiratory fluxIntroduction: Carbon fluxes through plant mitochondria in the light; Activation of glycine oxidation by malate; Oscillations of respiratory and photorespiratory fluxes; NADH and NADPH dehydrogenases in the mitochondrial membranes; Increase of the mitochondrial capacity in the light via engagement of rotenone-insensitive dehydrogenases; Physiological role of alternative oxidase; Equilibration of adenylates in the intermembrane space of mitochondria
Bicarbonate pool and refixation of photorespiratory carbonMalate and citrate valves; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 3: Taxonomic distribution of alternative oxidase in plants; What is alternative oxidase?; Historical investigations of AOX in plants; Taxonomic distribution of alternative oxidase in all domains of life; Taxonomic distribution of alternative oxidase in plants; Chlorophyte algae; Streptophyte algae; Land plants; Recent functional hypotheses based on studies of AOX in multiple plants; Where should efforts be focused next?; References
CHAPTER 4: Alternative pathways and phosphate and nitrogen nutritionIntroduction; Phosphate limitation; Nitrogen nutrition and respiratory pathways; Summary; References; CHAPTER 5: Structural elucidation of the alternative oxidase reveals insights into the catalytic cycle and regulation of activity; Introduction; Function and species spread of alternative oxidase; Structure of the trypanosomal alternative oxidase; Models of the alternative oxidase; Modelling the structure of plant alternative oxidase; Summary; References
CHAPTER 6: The role of alternative respiratory proteins in nitric oxide metabolism by plant mitochondriaIntroduction; Targets of NO in mitochondria; Mitochondrial NO degradation; NO degradation by external NAD(P)H dehydrogenases; Involvement of AOX in NO signalling and homeostasis; Oxidative pathways for NO synthesis; Reductive pathways for NO synthesis; Summary; Acknowledgments; References; CHAPTER 7: Control of mitochondrial metabolism through functional and spatial integration of mitochondria; Introduction; Functional and spatial integration: scope of the review
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Title page; Table of Contents; List of contributors; Preface; SECTION A: Physiology of plant respiration and involvement of alternative oxidase; CHAPTER 1: Integrating classical and alternative respiratory pathways; Introduction; Alternative oxidase (AOX); NADPH dehydogenases linked to AOX; Uncoupling proteins (UCPs); Electron transfer flavoprotein (ETF); Deploying electron dissipatory mechanisms whilst maintaining ATP production under stress situations; Conclusions; References

CHAPTER 2: Non-coupled pathways of plant mitochondrial electron transport and the maintenance of photorespiratory fluxIntroduction: Carbon fluxes through plant mitochondria in the light; Activation of glycine oxidation by malate; Oscillations of respiratory and photorespiratory fluxes; NADH and NADPH dehydrogenases in the mitochondrial membranes; Increase of the mitochondrial capacity in the light via engagement of rotenone-insensitive dehydrogenases; Physiological role of alternative oxidase; Equilibration of adenylates in the intermembrane space of mitochondria

Bicarbonate pool and refixation of photorespiratory carbonMalate and citrate valves; Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 3: Taxonomic distribution of alternative oxidase in plants; What is alternative oxidase?; Historical investigations of AOX in plants; Taxonomic distribution of alternative oxidase in all domains of life; Taxonomic distribution of alternative oxidase in plants; Chlorophyte algae; Streptophyte algae; Land plants; Recent functional hypotheses based on studies of AOX in multiple plants; Where should efforts be focused next?; References

CHAPTER 4: Alternative pathways and phosphate and nitrogen nutritionIntroduction; Phosphate limitation; Nitrogen nutrition and respiratory pathways; Summary; References; CHAPTER 5: Structural elucidation of the alternative oxidase reveals insights into the catalytic cycle and regulation of activity; Introduction; Function and species spread of alternative oxidase; Structure of the trypanosomal alternative oxidase; Models of the alternative oxidase; Modelling the structure of plant alternative oxidase; Summary; References

CHAPTER 6: The role of alternative respiratory proteins in nitric oxide metabolism by plant mitochondriaIntroduction; Targets of NO in mitochondria; Mitochondrial NO degradation; NO degradation by external NAD(P)H dehydrogenases; Involvement of AOX in NO signalling and homeostasis; Oxidative pathways for NO synthesis; Reductive pathways for NO synthesis; Summary; Acknowledgments; References; CHAPTER 7: Control of mitochondrial metabolism through functional and spatial integration of mitochondria; Introduction; Functional and spatial integration: scope of the review

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