Overview
- Editors:
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Thérèse Vanden Driessche
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Jean-Luc Guisset
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Ghislaine M. Petiau-de Vries
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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- Ghislaine M. Petiau - de Vries, Danielle Baeyens - Volant
Pages 27-57
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- David Lloyd, Douglas B. Murray
Pages 85-94
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- Ivonne Balzer, Britta Höcker, Holger Kapp, Birgit Bartolomaeus
Pages 95-119
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- Rüdiger Hardeland, Ana Coto-Montes, Susanne Burkhardt, Beata K. Zsizsik
Pages 121-140
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- Han Asard, Nele Horemans, Geert Potters, Roland J. Caubergs
Pages 163-175
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- Maisa R. P. L. Brigagão, Alcely S. Barroso, Pio Colepicolo
Pages 177-191
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- Yutaka Motohashi, Yoshifumi Miyazaki
Pages 193-202
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- Carmen Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Mayo, Rosa María Sainz
Pages 203-233
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- Thierry Franck, Claire Kevers, Jean-François Hausman, Jacques Dommes, Claude Penel, Hubert Greppin et al.
Pages 235-255
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- E. Wagner, J. T. P. Abrechtová, J. Normann, H. Greppin
Pages 257-277
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Back Matter
Pages 279-283
About this book
Although the term redox covers an important number of chemical reactions, biochemists are more familiar with reactions involving the reactions mediated by electron transfer chains associated with respiration, the thiol-disulfide exchanges and the reactions occurring in the presence of free radicals. More recently, the importance of these reactions in the living world and in medicine has been recognized by biochemists, biologists, physiologists, physicians, etc. The importance of the subject in both fundamental and is reflected by the abundance of interesting reviews applied science concerning the subject (Cadenas, 1989, Del Maestro, 1991) and books (Dreosti, 1991; Rice-Evans and Burdon, 1994; Armstrong, 1994) The aim of this chapter is to describe basic reactions known with references to reviews covering special subjects related to redox reactions. Transformation of energy in living organisms is mediated by complex biological systems such as electron transfer chains where the succession of redox reactions provides energy to the organisms. Molecular oxygen or dioxygen is an essential molecule and is the terminal acceptor of electrons during respiration in eukaryotes. In these organisms, the electron transfer chain is located in the mitochondrial membranes and produces adenosine triphosphate (ATP). In anaerobes, the electron acceptor is C0 , S, sulphate or nitrate ions 2 instead of 02.
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`In summary, this is an excellent volume that I recommend without reservation to the biologist in all disciplines. It s rare to find a text of this nature that makes truly enjoyable reading. Not only is this volume packed with useful information, but it also conveys much of the enthusiasm and motivation of the authors in the pursuit of the advancement of science. As such it makes compelling reading in this volume would be an asset to any scientific library.'
Annals of Botany 89:4 (2002)
