Publisher's Synopsis
This publication, a collection of 174 papers, encompasses the fundamental & intricate photochemistry & electron transfer of flavins & flavoproteins, the mechanisms associated with enzymes utilising flavins (such as dehydrogenases, reductases, oxidases, monooxygenases, synthases, peroxidases), the three-dimensional structures of flavoproteins & flavoenzymes & the emerging role of flavins & flavoproteins in medicine. Flavins & Flavoproteins 1996 continues the series which has appeared every three years since 1965. Presented are overviews of key areas of flavin research, coupled with the most recent understanding of the chemistry/photochemistry of flavins & the structure/function relationship of numerous proteins/enzymes that use flavins as essential cofactors. Key Features: Detailed studies on the structure & mechanism of flavoenzymes are reported together with newly discovered medical aspects. New research of high quality with extensive data, figures & bibliographies. The interaction of flavins with other electron carriers such as the cytochromes, metals, & non-heme iron centres is investigated with a variety of spectrophotometric techniques. NMR & crystallography studies have provided new three-dimensional structures of several flavoenzymes & flavoproteins. Numerous papers on an extensive number of flavoenzymes & complex flavoproteins are presented.
