Principles of Bioenergetics

By Alexander Bogachev, Felix O. Kasparinsky, Vladimir P. Skulachev, et al.

Book Overview

Part I: General Aspects of Bioenergetics: Introduction.- Part II: Generators of Proton Potential: Chlorophyll-Based Generators of Proton Potential.- Organotrophic Energetics.- The Respiratory Chain.- Structure of Respiratory Chains of Procaryotes and Mitochondria of Protozoa, Plants, and Fungi.- Bacteriorhodopsin.- Part III: Consumers.- Driven Chemical Work.- Driven Mechanical Work: Bacterial Motility.- Driven Osmotic Work.- Energy Source for Heat Production.- Part IV Interaction and Regulation of Proton Potential Generators and Consumers: Regulation, Transmission, and Buffering of Proton Potential.- Part V The Sodium World: Generators.- Part VI Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species and Mechanisms of Aging: Concept of Aging as a Result of Programmed Slow Poisoning of Organism with Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species.- Possible Medical Applications of Membrane Bioenergetics: Mitochondria-Targeted Antioxidants as Geroprotectors.- Appendices.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642435823
• ISBN13: 9783642435829
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"