Biochemistry

In 1996, for its 24th scientific meeting, the International Society on Oxygen Trans- port to Tissue made its third visit to the United Kingdom.

The Jenner International Glycoimmunology Meetings have charted the rapid devel- opment of glycobiology within the field of inflammation.

th th This volume comprizes articles presented at the joint IX International and 6 Euro- pean Symposium on Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism in Man held in Gmunden, Austria, June 1 through 7, 1997.

The presence of contaminant flavonoids in vitamin C preparations from citrus fruits initially led Szent-Gyorgyi and his collaborators to suggest that a flavonoid compound, with biological activity for the prevention of capillary fragility, was vitamin P.

Over one hundred contributions detail advances in the molecular and cellular biology of eicosanoid production, as well as their role in signal transduction.

Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a natural process by which damaged or unwanted cells are dismantled in an orderly and atraumatic fashion.

In 1996 the 75th anniversary of the discovery of insulin was celebrated at the University of Toronto, the scene of that discovery in 1921.

Stress reaction is likely to play a crucial role in a variety of degenerative diseases including cancer and cardiovascular diseases.

In the past few years, antisense methodology has moved from in vitro studies to in vivo studies and first human trials.

It is remarkable how much we take for granted the tremendous energy and vitality that the sun provides earth's inhabitants.

Protein Glycosylation provides clear, up-to-date, and integrated coverage of key topics in this field.

When first introduced, antisense oligonucleotides were hailed as the long awaited magic bullet that would provide an unprecedented level of specificity in controlling gene expression.

The breadth of modern biology is characterized by a comprehension of phenomena at many levels of organization.

This volume is a collection of articles from the proceedings of the International School of Structural Biology and Magnetic Resonance 3rd Course: Protein Dynamics, Function, and Design.

Psychoneuroimmunology is the first textbook to examine the complex functional relationships between the nervous system, the neuroendocrine and the immune system.

Damage to DNA by both exogenous and endogenous sources is increasingly regarded as highly important in the initiation and progression of cancer and in the occurance of other pathological events.

'In addition to a wide variety of traditional oxygen transport topics, particular areas have been selected for emphasis at the 1997 meeting, which are: Molecular and genetic techniques to study oxygen transport in health and disease Angiogenesis during hypoxia, ischemia, and development Physiological mechanisms of oxygen sensing Physiological fluctuations of cerebral blood flow, metabolism and oxygenation Near infrared and phsophorescence techniques for the assessment of blood and tissue oxygenation Advances in biotechnology of anticoagulants and blood substitutes.

This book is a result of the First Conference on Lipoxygenases, held at Malta, May 17th-2l st, 1997.

This book is a compilation of presentations at the first meeting devoted to the mo- lecular and cellular biology of copper transport.

INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE FOR INTRACELLULAR CHOLESTEROL TRAFFICKING This volume is an elaboration of an earlier small meeting held in St.

Sequence-specific DNA binding ligands, amongst which triple helix forming oligonucleotides are the most efficient as yet, represent promising tools in a number of fields.

Glycotechnology brings together in one place important contributions and up-to-date research results in this fast moving area.

For 31 years, the North American Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation Conference (for- merly Rhizobium Conference) has been a forum for scientists and graduate students to discuss their research advances, extending from basic aspects to agricultural appli- cations, and dealing with topics ranging from bacterial genetics and metabolism to plant genetics and physiology.

Prior to the start of the eighth meeting, I had the good sense to ask Professor Rosa Angela Canuto of Turin, Italy if she would help me organize the ninth meeting.

During the past few years, major scientific discoveries have greatly contributed to our understanding of the relationship between metals and genetics.

The International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (lSOTT) held its 26th annual meeting from August 23-26, 1998, and met for the second time in Budapest.

Hypoxia is a constant threat throughout life.

This volume contains the proceedings of the Ninth Meeting of the "e;International Study Group for Tryptophan Research"e; (lSTRY), held at the University of Hamburg, Germany, from October 10 to 14, 1998.

Since the advent of the Human Genome Project, an increasing number of disease-causing genes have been discovered and, in some cases, genetic tests developed.

From the Chapman & Hall Microbiology Series this unique resource offers specific experimental and practical applications of mathematical modeling in microbial ecology.

Methods for processing of biological materials into useful products represent essential core manufacturing activities of the food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Lipids can usually be extracted easily from tissues by making use of their hydrophobic characteristics.

Membrane interaction is a large research area involving various disciplines.

Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium held in Vienna, Austria, September 6-12, 1997

Antibody-directed enzyme prodrug therapy (ADEPT) directly addresses the major problem in cancer chemotherapy-its lack of selectivity.

The special issue of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry focuses on `Control of Gene Expression by Catecholamines and the Renin-Angiotensin System' in health and disease.

In this new textbook on physical chemistry, fundamentals are introduced simply yet in more depth than is common.

Elastic filaments refer mainly to titin, the largest of all known proteins.

The "e;Progress in Cell Cycle Research"e; series is dedicated to serve as a collection of reviews on various aspects of the cell division cycle, with special emphasis on less studied aspects.

This volume brings together the disciplines of plant and animal genome research, and serves as an opportunity for scientists from both fields to compare results, problems and prospects.

Proceedings of the 5th Biannual International Meeting on Angiogenesis: From the Molecular to Integrative Pharmacology, held July 1-7, 1999, in Crete, Greece.

Arabinogalactan-proteins are distributed throughout the plant kingdom and are present in leaves, stems, roots, floral parts, and seeds.