Reflections on Biochemistry :In Honour of Severo Ochoa

Publication subTitle :In Honour of Severo Ochoa

Author: Kornberg   A.;Horecker   B. L.;Cornudella   L.  

Publisher: Elsevier Science‎

Publication year: 2014

E-ISBN: 9781483136028

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780080210100

Subject: Q504 biochemical effect

Keyword: 普通生物学,传记

Language: ENG

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Reflections on Biochemistry: In Honour of Severo Ochoa offers reflections on a wide range of topics relating to biochemistry, including energy metabolism, lipids and saccharides, regulation, nucleic acids and the genetic code, protein biosynthesis, and cell biology. The essays celebrate Severo Ochoa's outstanding contributions to biochemistry spanning nearly half a century.
This book is comprised of 47 chapters and begins with a biography of Ochoa and his scientific work in the field of biochemistry, particularly his research on intermediary metabolism, RNA synthesis, and the genetic code. The discussion then turns to energy metabolism, photosynthesis, and fermentation, touching on topics such as the role of lactic acid in the development of biochemistry and the biosynthesis of cell components from acetate. The next section is devoted to lipids, saccharides, and cell walls and includes chapters that deal with biotin, sulfur biochemistry, and dipicolinic acid. Subsequent chapters explore hormonal regulation of adipose tissue lipolysis; the structural relationship between genes and enzymes; bacteriophages, colicins, and ribosomes; and cell biology and neurobiology.
This monograph will be of interest to biochemists and students of biochemistry.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

PART 1: ENERGY METABOLISM, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, FERMENTATION

PART 1: ENERGY METABOLISM, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, FERMENTATION

Chapter 2. The Role of Lactic Acid in the Development of Biochemistry

Chapter 2. The Role of Lactic Acid in the Development of Biochemistry

CHEMISTRY

CHEMISTRY

UTILIZATION OF LACTATE

UTILIZATION OF LACTATE

SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR MUSCULAR WORK

SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR MUSCULAR WORK

NOTES ON BIBLIOGRAPHY

NOTES ON BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Chapter 3. Origins of the Concept of Oxidative Phosphorylation: Retrospectives and Perspectives

Chapter 3. Origins of the Concept of Oxidative Phosphorylation: Retrospectives and Perspectives

THE P/O RATIOS IN VARIOUS TISSUES

THE P/O RATIOS IN VARIOUS TISSUES

"ENERGIZED STATE" OF MEMBRANES

"ENERGIZED STATE" OF MEMBRANES

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 4. Reflections on the Evolutionary Transition from Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes

Chapter 4. Reflections on the Evolutionary Transition from Prokaryotes to Eukaryotes

SOME RELEVANT EXAMPLES OF PRESENT-DAY SYMBIOSIS

SOME RELEVANT EXAMPLES OF PRESENT-DAY SYMBIOSIS

BACTERIAL ASSOCIATION WITH EUKARYOTE CELLS

BACTERIAL ASSOCIATION WITH EUKARYOTE CELLS

CONCLUSION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 5. A Pathway from Psychiatry to Cancer

Chapter 5. A Pathway from Psychiatry to Cancer

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 6. Bioenergetics: Past, Present and Future

Chapter 6. Bioenergetics: Past, Present and Future

PRESENT

PRESENT

THE FUTURE

THE FUTURE

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 7. Enzymes Revisited

Chapter 7. Enzymes Revisited

FROM BERZELIUS TO SUMNER

FROM BERZELIUS TO SUMNER

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE IN 1955

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE IN 1955

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASES REVISITED TWENTY YEARS LATER

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASES REVISITED TWENTY YEARS LATER

CYTOCHROME c IN 1955

CYTOCHROME c IN 1955

CYTOCHROME c REVISITED TWENTY YEARS LATER

CYTOCHROME c REVISITED TWENTY YEARS LATER

Chapter 8. Unravelling the Pentose Phosphate Pathway

Chapter 8. Unravelling the Pentose Phosphate Pathway

CONCLUSION

CONCLUSION

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 9. Reducing Power and the Regulation of Photosynthesis

Chapter 9. Reducing Power and the Regulation of Photosynthesis

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

PATHWAYS OF CARBON, NITROGEN AND SULFUR PHOTOSYNTHETIC REDUCTION

PATHWAYS OF CARBON, NITROGEN AND SULFUR PHOTOSYNTHETIC REDUCTION

REGULATION OF THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS OF CARBON AND NITROGEN ASSIMILATION

REGULATION OF THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS OF CARBON AND NITROGEN ASSIMILATION

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 10. Studies on High-Energy Phosphate Bonds: From Biosynthetic to Mechanochemical Reactions

Chapter 10. Studies on High-Energy Phosphate Bonds: From Biosynthetic to Mechanochemical Reactions

N.Y.U. AND PROPIONYL-CoA CARBOXYLASE

N.Y.U. AND PROPIONYL-CoA CARBOXYLASE

STUDIES ON THE POLYPEPTIDE CHAIN ELONGATION AND A CHALLENGE TO MECHANOCHEMICAL REACTIONS

STUDIES ON THE POLYPEPTIDE CHAIN ELONGATION AND A CHALLENGE TO MECHANOCHEMICAL REACTIONS

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 11. Glutamate Fermentation and the Discovery of B12 Coenzymes

Chapter 11. Glutamate Fermentation and the Discovery of B12 Coenzymes

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 12. Trailing the Propionic Acid Bacteria

Chapter 12. Trailing the Propionic Acid Bacteria

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 13. Biosynthesis of Cell Components from Acetate

Chapter 13. Biosynthesis of Cell Components from Acetate

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 14. Lessons in Learning

Chapter 14. Lessons in Learning

I. GO AWAY, LEARN

I. GO AWAY, LEARN

II. SEARCH AND MIGRATE

II. SEARCH AND MIGRATE

III. CHEMISTRY-BIOLOGY BRIDGE

III. CHEMISTRY-BIOLOGY BRIDGE

IV. GENETICS AND PHYSICS PROBE

IV. GENETICS AND PHYSICS PROBE

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 15. The Impact of the ATP-Generating Systems

Chapter 15. The Impact of the ATP-Generating Systems

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

PART II: LIPIDS, SACCHARIDES, CELL WALLS

PART II: LIPIDS, SACCHARIDES, CELL WALLS

Chapter 16. On the Evolution of a Biosynthetic Pathway

Chapter 16. On the Evolution of a Biosynthetic Pathway

STEROLS AND EVOLUTION

STEROLS AND EVOLUTION

STEROLS AND THE PROCARYOTIC-EUCARYOTIC TRANSITION

STEROLS AND THE PROCARYOTIC-EUCARYOTIC TRANSITION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Chapter 17. My Expeditions into Sulfur Biochemistry

Chapter 17. My Expeditions into Sulfur Biochemistry

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 18. The Clostridium kluyveri–Acetyl-CoA Epoch

Chapter 18. The Clostridium kluyveri–Acetyl-CoA Epoch

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 19. Biotin Unmasked

Chapter 19. Biotin Unmasked

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 20. The Seven Veils of Dipicolinic Acid

Chapter 20. The Seven Veils of Dipicolinic Acid

1. DISCOVERY

1. DISCOVERY

2. DISTRIBUTION

2. DISTRIBUTION

3. BIOSYNTHETIC ORIGIN

3. BIOSYNTHETIC ORIGIN

4. ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS

4. ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS

5. LOCALIZATION

5. LOCALIZATION

6. STRUCTURE

6. STRUCTURE

7. FUNCTION

7. FUNCTION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Chapter 21. Enzymic Mechanisms Involved in the Synthesis of Yeast Cell Wall

Chapter 21. Enzymic Mechanisms Involved in the Synthesis of Yeast Cell Wall

STRUCTURE OF SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE WALL

STRUCTURE OF SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE WALL

BIOSYNTHESIS OF SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE WALL: FORMATION OF WALL GLYCOPROTEIN(S)

BIOSYNTHESIS OF SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE WALL: FORMATION OF WALL GLYCOPROTEIN(S)

FORMATION OF THE CARBOHYDRATE MOIETY OF WALL GLYCOPROTEIN(S)

FORMATION OF THE CARBOHYDRATE MOIETY OF WALL GLYCOPROTEIN(S)

INCORPORATION OF MANNOSE IN THE SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

INCORPORATION OF MANNOSE IN THE SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

ROLE OF LIPIDS IN GLYCOPROTEIN SYNTHESIS

ROLE OF LIPIDS IN GLYCOPROTEIN SYNTHESIS

SECRETION OF GLYCOPROTEINS

SECRETION OF GLYCOPROTEINS

SYNTHESIS OF WALL GLUCAN

SYNTHESIS OF WALL GLUCAN

REGULATION OF WALL FORMATION

REGULATION OF WALL FORMATION

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

PART III: REGULATION

PART III: REGULATION

Chapter 22. The Pasteur Effect in the Allosteric Era

Chapter 22. The Pasteur Effect in the Allosteric Era

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 23. Comparative Aspects of Hormonal Regulation of Adipose Tissue Lipolysis

Chapter 23. Comparative Aspects of Hormonal Regulation of Adipose Tissue Lipolysis

EFFECT OF VARIOUS HORMONES ON FFA MOBILIZATION IN THE INTACT ANIMAL

EFFECT OF VARIOUS HORMONES ON FFA MOBILIZATION IN THE INTACT ANIMAL

HORMONAL EFFECTS ON THE LIPOLYTIC ACTIVITY OF ADIPOSE TISSUE INCUBATED IN VITRO

HORMONAL EFFECTS ON THE LIPOLYTIC ACTIVITY OF ADIPOSE TISSUE INCUBATED IN VITRO

PATTERNS OF CONTROL OF ADIPOSE TISSUE LIPOLYSIS

PATTERNS OF CONTROL OF ADIPOSE TISSUE LIPOLYSIS

COMMENTS

COMMENTS

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 24. Reflections on the Relevance of Biochemistry for the Understanding of Living Systems

Chapter 24. Reflections on the Relevance of Biochemistry for the Understanding of Living Systems

I. STRUCTURAL AND METABOLIC FACTORS IN THE ORGANIZATION OF LIVING CELLS

I. STRUCTURAL AND METABOLIC FACTORS IN THE ORGANIZATION OF LIVING CELLS

II. DOMINANCE OF THE OVERALL DESIGN IN THE ORGANIZATION OF LIVING SYSTEMS

II. DOMINANCE OF THE OVERALL DESIGN IN THE ORGANIZATION OF LIVING SYSTEMS

III. THE GENOME AS A COORDINATED ASSEMBLY OF INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICES

III. THE GENOME AS A COORDINATED ASSEMBLY OF INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICES

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 25. Formation and Cleavage of C—N Bonds in Arginine Biosynthesis and Urea Formation

Chapter 25. Formation and Cleavage of C—N Bonds in Arginine Biosynthesis and Urea Formation

GENERAL FEATURES OF NITROGEN TRANSFER FROM ASPARTATE IN FORMATION OF C—N BONDS

GENERAL FEATURES OF NITROGEN TRANSFER FROM ASPARTATE IN FORMATION OF C—N BONDS

MECHANISM OF GUANIDINO GROUP SYNTHESIS

MECHANISM OF GUANIDINO GROUP SYNTHESIS

HOW DOES THE UREA CYCLE OPERATE—WHAT MAKES IT RUN?

HOW DOES THE UREA CYCLE OPERATE—WHAT MAKES IT RUN?

MOLECULAR BEHAVIOR IN RELATION TO BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES

MOLECULAR BEHAVIOR IN RELATION TO BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES

HUMAN MUTATIONS AND NEW QUESTIONS

HUMAN MUTATIONS AND NEW QUESTIONS

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 26. Molecular Ecology

Chapter 26. Molecular Ecology

A GLIMPSE AT THE ENVIRONMENT

A GLIMPSE AT THE ENVIRONMENT

THERE MUST BE

THERE MUST BE

A BRIEF ECOLOGICAL EXCURSION

A BRIEF ECOLOGICAL EXCURSION

ON THINGS AND WAYS TO GO

ON THINGS AND WAYS TO GO

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

PART IV: NUCLEIC ACIDS AND THE GENETIC CODE

PART IV: NUCLEIC ACIDS AND THE GENETIC CODE

Chapter 27. For the Love of Enzymes

Chapter 27. For the Love of Enzymes

SUCCINIC DEHYDROGENASE

SUCCINIC DEHYDROGENASE

ACONITASE

ACONITASE

ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE

ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE

LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE

LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE

AEROBIC PHOSPHORYLATION

AEROBIC PHOSPHORYLATION

NUCLEOTIDE PYROPHOSPHATASE

NUCLEOTIDE PYROPHOSPHATASE

DPN PYROPHOSPHORYLASE

DPN PYROPHOSPHORYLASE

POLYNUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHORYLASE

POLYNUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHORYLASE

DNA POLYMERASE

DNA POLYMERASE

MY FAVORITE ENZYME

MY FAVORITE ENZYME

OTHER REPLICATION ENZYMES

OTHER REPLICATION ENZYMES

MULTIPLE FACES OF ENZYMES

MULTIPLE FACES OF ENZYMES

PROMISE OF ENZYMES

PROMISE OF ENZYMES

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 28. From Enzyme Chemistry to Genetic Manipulation

Chapter 28. From Enzyme Chemistry to Genetic Manipulation

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 29. The Search for the Structural Relationship between Gene and Enzyme

Chapter 29. The Search for the Structural Relationship between Gene and Enzyme

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 30. Synthesis in the Study of Nucleic Acids

Chapter 30. Synthesis in the Study of Nucleic Acids

METHODOLOGY FOR THE ORGANOCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF DEOXY-RIBOPOLYNUCLEOTIDES

METHODOLOGY FOR THE ORGANOCHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF DEOXY-RIBOPOLYNUCLEOTIDES

POLYNUCLEOTIDE SYNTHESIS AND THE GENETIC CODE

POLYNUCLEOTIDE SYNTHESIS AND THE GENETIC CODE

SYNTHESIS OF tRNA GENES AND NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES IN THE PROMOTER REGIONS

SYNTHESIS OF tRNA GENES AND NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES IN THE PROMOTER REGIONS

NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE IN THE PROMOTER AND TERMINATOR REGIONS

NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE IN THE PROMOTER AND TERMINATOR REGIONS

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 31. A Phage in New York

Chapter 31. A Phage in New York

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 32. Bacteriophage ϕ29

Chapter 32. Bacteriophage ϕ29

STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS

STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS

GENETIC ANALYSIS

GENETIC ANALYSIS

GENE FUNCTIONS

GENE FUNCTIONS

PHAGE ASSEMBLY

PHAGE ASSEMBLY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

PART V: PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS

PART V: PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS

Chapter 33. Protein Synthesis: Early Waves and Recent Ripples

Chapter 33. Protein Synthesis: Early Waves and Recent Ripples

EARLY WAVES

EARLY WAVES

RECENT RIPPLES

RECENT RIPPLES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 34. Ten Years in Protein Synthesis

Chapter 34. Ten Years in Protein Synthesis

STUDIES ON THE GENETIC CODE

STUDIES ON THE GENETIC CODE

STUDIES ON PEPTIDE CHAIN ELONGATION

STUDIES ON PEPTIDE CHAIN ELONGATION

STUDIES ON PEPTIDE CHAIN INITIATION

STUDIES ON PEPTIDE CHAIN INITIATION

STUDIES ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE RIBOSOME ALONG THE mRNA DURING PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

STUDIES ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE RIBOSOME ALONG THE mRNA DURING PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 35. Bacteriophages, Colicins and Ribosomes: Some Reflections on my Research Career

Chapter 35. Bacteriophages, Colicins and Ribosomes: Some Reflections on my Research Career

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 36. Ribosomes: Structure, Function and Evolution

Chapter 36. Ribosomes: Structure, Function and Evolution

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

RIBOSOMAL COMPONENTS

RIBOSOMAL COMPONENTS

TOPOGRAPHY

TOPOGRAPHY

FUNCTION

FUNCTION

EVOLUTION

EVOLUTION

RECENT LITERATURE ON RIBOSOMES

RECENT LITERATURE ON RIBOSOMES

Chapter 37. Thoughts on Polypeptide Chain Elongation

Chapter 37. Thoughts on Polypeptide Chain Elongation

DEDICATION

DEDICATION

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 38. Twenty-five Years of Research on Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis: Prospects for Future Developments in the Subject

Chapter 38. Twenty-five Years of Research on Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis: Prospects for Future Developments in the Subject

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

SELECTIVE ACTION OF TRANSLATION INHIBITORS

SELECTIVE ACTION OF TRANSLATION INHIBITORS

EARLY STUDIES WITH INTACT CELLS

EARLY STUDIES WITH INTACT CELLS

THE PIONEER CELL-FREE SYSTEMS

THE PIONEER CELL-FREE SYSTEMS

EFFECTS OF INHIBITORS ON THE STEPS OF TRANSLATION

EFFECTS OF INHIBITORS ON THE STEPS OF TRANSLATION

PRESENT AND FUTURE OF RESEARCH ON INHIBITORS OF TRANSLATION

PRESENT AND FUTURE OF RESEARCH ON INHIBITORS OF TRANSLATION

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

PART VI: CELL BIOLOGY AND NEUROBIOLOGY

PART VI: CELL BIOLOGY AND NEUROBIOLOGY

Chapter 39. A Biochemist Looks at the Nervous System

Chapter 39. A Biochemist Looks at the Nervous System

INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM

INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM

PERINATAL BIOCHEMISTRY: MAIN EVENTS

PERINATAL BIOCHEMISTRY: MAIN EVENTS

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 40. Brain Damage and Perinatal Biochemistry

Chapter 40. Brain Damage and Perinatal Biochemistry

INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM

INBORN ERRORS OF METABOLISM

PERINATAL BIOCHEMISTRY: MAIN EVENTS

PERINATAL BIOCHEMISTRY: MAIN EVENTS

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 41. My Interrupted Association with Potassium

Chapter 41. My Interrupted Association with Potassium

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 42. A Personal Account of My Research on Collagen and Fibrosis

Chapter 42. A Personal Account of My Research on Collagen and Fibrosis

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

PART VII: SCIENCE IN THE TIME OF OCHOA

PART VII: SCIENCE IN THE TIME OF OCHOA

Chapter 43. Reminiscences of Severo Ochoa from our Oxford Days

Chapter 43. Reminiscences of Severo Ochoa from our Oxford Days

Chapter 44. Highlights of a Friendship

Chapter 44. Highlights of a Friendship

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 45. Discovery Made Easy

Chapter 45. Discovery Made Easy

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 46. Comments on the Productivity of Scientists

Chapter 46. Comments on the Productivity of Scientists

THE PROBLEM

THE PROBLEM

AGE AND PRODUCTIVITY

AGE AND PRODUCTIVITY

DIFFERENCES IN THE PREREQUISITES OF PRODUCTIVITY IN ARTS AND SCIENCES

DIFFERENCES IN THE PREREQUISITES OF PRODUCTIVITY IN ARTS AND SCIENCES

DISTRACTION FROM PRODUCTIVITY IN SCIENCE

DISTRACTION FROM PRODUCTIVITY IN SCIENCE

AGE AND QUALITY OF RESEARCH

AGE AND QUALITY OF RESEARCH

ORIGINS OF CONTINUED PRODUCTIVITY IN SCIENCE

ORIGINS OF CONTINUED PRODUCTIVITY IN SCIENCE

THE ARCHITECTS AND THE WORKMEN

THE ARCHITECTS AND THE WORKMEN

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

Chapter 47. Prebiological Chemistry and the Origin of Life: A Personal Account

Chapter 47. Prebiological Chemistry and the Origin of Life: A Personal Account

INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION

SEVERO OCHOA, NEW YORK, 1952

SEVERO OCHOA, NEW YORK, 1952

PREBIOTIC SYNTHESIS OF BIOCHEMICAL COMPOUNDS—SCOPE OF ESSAY

PREBIOTIC SYNTHESIS OF BIOCHEMICAL COMPOUNDS—SCOPE OF ESSAY

AMINO ACIDS FROM ONE-CARBON COMPOUNDS

AMINO ACIDS FROM ONE-CARBON COMPOUNDS

A PREBIOTIC ROUTE FOR PURINE SYNTHESIS

A PREBIOTIC ROUTE FOR PURINE SYNTHESIS

ADENINE FROM HCN: FROM POISON TO LIFE GIVER

ADENINE FROM HCN: FROM POISON TO LIFE GIVER

ADENINE AND OTHER PURINES: MECHANISMS AND YIELDS

ADENINE AND OTHER PURINES: MECHANISMS AND YIELDS

A PREBIOTIC PANDORA'S BOX

A PREBIOTIC PANDORA'S BOX

HCN AND COMETS

HCN AND COMETS

ORGANIC COSMOCHEMISTRY

ORGANIC COSMOCHEMISTRY

SYNTHESIS OF PYRIMIDINES

SYNTHESIS OF PYRIMIDINES

FORMATION OF RIBOSE AND DEOXYRIBOSE

FORMATION OF RIBOSE AND DEOXYRIBOSE

SYNTHESIS OF NUCLEOSIDES

SYNTHESIS OF NUCLEOSIDES

FORMATION OF NUCLEOTIDES

FORMATION OF NUCLEOTIDES

HIGH-ENERGY PHOSPHATES

HIGH-ENERGY PHOSPHATES

OLIGORIBONUCLEOTIDES

OLIGORIBONUCLEOTIDES

CYANAMIDE. A PREBIOTIC ANALOG OF DICYCLOHEXYLCARBODIIMIDE

CYANAMIDE. A PREBIOTIC ANALOG OF DICYCLOHEXYLCARBODIIMIDE

OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES

OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES

PREBIOTIC SYNTHESIS OF PEPTIDES

PREBIOTIC SYNTHESIS OF PEPTIDES

A UNIFIED SYSTEM FOR THE PREBIOTIC SYNTHESIS OF OLIGOMERS

A UNIFIED SYSTEM FOR THE PREBIOTIC SYNTHESIS OF OLIGOMERS

BASE-PAIR-DIRECTED SYNTHESIS OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDES

BASE-PAIR-DIRECTED SYNTHESIS OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDES

CYCLIC CHANGES IN PREBIOTIC ENVIRONMENTS

CYCLIC CHANGES IN PREBIOTIC ENVIRONMENTS

ELONGATION AND REPLICATION OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDES

ELONGATION AND REPLICATION OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDES

MAJOR EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITIONS

MAJOR EVOLUTIONARY TRANSITIONS

PROTOBIOLOGICAL OR PRECELLULAR EVOLUTION

PROTOBIOLOGICAL OR PRECELLULAR EVOLUTION

EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL MODELS OF PRECELLULAR EVOLUTION

EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL MODELS OF PRECELLULAR EVOLUTION

CONCLUSIONS

CONCLUSIONS

EPILOG (THE CYCLE OF LIFE AND MATTER)

EPILOG (THE CYCLE OF LIFE AND MATTER)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

REFERENCES

REFERENCES

My Homage to Severo Ochoa

My Homage to Severo Ochoa

Name Index

Name Index

Subject Index

Subject Index

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