Molecular Properties V2

Molecular Properties, Volume II is a collection of papers that deals with the physical and chemical properties of iron-sulfur proteins, with emphasis on the theory and application of physicochemical techniques related to metalloproteins. One paper describes the chemical properties of simple iron-sulfur proteins focusing on chloroplast, bacterial-type ferredoxins, and the nature of the active site in the ferredoxins. Another paper notes that rubredoxin sequences can offer phylogenetic, evolutionary, or genetic data. The paper shows that rubredoxins from aerobic and anaerobic bacteria have originated from some common ancestor. One paper analyzes the chemical and physical properties of rubredoxin and the way they relate to the structure resulting from an X-ray diffraction. The investigator can use electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), electron nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) spectroscopy, or nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to determine the structural and functional features of simple and conjugated iron-sulfur proteins. He can also use a proton magnetic resonance (PMR) spectroscopy to study the structures and interactions of proteins in solution, such as ribonuclease, lysozyme, and the heme proteins (hemoglobins or myoglobins). Cellular biologists, micro-biologists, bio-chemists, and scientists involved in biological systems research will find this collection very informative. Content: Inside Front Cover , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv List of Contributors , Pages ix-x Preface , Pages xi-xii , WALTER LOVENBERG Contents of Volume I: BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES , Page xiii CHAPTER 1 - The Chemical Properties of Ferredoxins , Pages 1-26 , RICHARD MALKIN CHAPTER 2 - The Types, Distribution In Nature, Structure-Function, and Evolutionary Data Of the Iron-Sulfur Proteins , Pages 27-130 , KERRY T. YASUNOBU, MASARU TANAKA CHAPTER 3 - The Iron-Sulfur Complex in Rubredoxin , Pages 131-162 , WILLIAM A. EATON, WALTER LOVENBERG CHAPTER 4 - Crystal and Molecular Structure of Rubredoxin from Clostridium pasteurianum , Pages 163-194 , L.H. JENSEN CHAPTER 5 - Probing Iron-Sulfur Proteins with EPR and ENDOR Spectroscopy , Pages 195-238 , W.H. ORME-JOHNSON, R.H. SANDS CHAPTER 6 - Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Iron-Sulfur Proteins , Pages 239-253 , ALAN J. BEARDEN, W.R. DUNHAM CHAPTER 7 - NMR Spectroscopy of the Iron-Sulfur Proteins , Pages 255-284 , W.D. PHILLIPS, MARTIN POE CHAPTER 8 - Current Insights into the Active Center of Spinach Ferredoxin and Other Iron-Sulfur Proteins , Pages 285-325 , GRAHAM PALMER Author Index , Pages 327-335 Subject Index , Pages 336-343 Molecular Biology: An International Series of Monographs and Textbooks , Pages 344-345 The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and the WGBH Educational Foundation provide an online supplement to the "Frontline" television program entitled "The Killer at Thurston High." The program was originally aired on January 18, 2000. The supplement and program investigated the case of Kip Kinkel (1982- ), a 15-year old high school student who shot and killed his parents and two classmates on May 20 and 21, 1998. Kinkel was sentenced to 111 years without parole. Interviews, a synopsis, and other materials are available online