Metabolic conjugation and metabolic hydrolysis. Volume 2 /

Metabolic Conjugation and Metabolic Hydrolysis.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Fishman, William H.
Published: Academic Press,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 1970.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780122576010
Summary: Metabolic Conjugation and Metabolic Hydrolysis.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (508 pages)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN: 9780323143080
0323143083
Index Number: QP171
CLC: Q493
Contents: Front Cover; Metabolic Conjugation and Metabolic Hydrolysis; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Contents of Volume I; CHAPTER 1. FACTORS IN THE BILIARY EXCRETION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; I. Introduction; II. Chemical Factors; III. Biological Factors; Reference; CHAPTER 2. BILE ACID CONJUGATION; I. Introduction; II. Biosynthesis of Bile Acid Conjugates; III. Determination of Bile Acid Conjugate Synthesis; IV. Factors Influencing Bile Acid Conjugation; V. Physiological Role of Bile Acid Conjugates; VI. Bile Acid Conjugation in Diseases Affecting the Liver.
VII. Concluding RemarksReferences; CHAPTER 3. METABOLIC CONJUGATION AND HYDROLYSIS OF ESTROGENS AND PROGESTERONE IN THE ENTEROHEPATIC CIRCULATION; I. Introduction; II. Variations in Biliary Excretion and Enterohepatic Circulation of Steroids; III. Nature of Steroid Conjugates Formed in the Liver and Excreted in the Bile; IV. Hydrolysis of Steroid Conjugates in the Intestine; V. Conjugation and Absorption in the Intestine; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; CHAPTER 4. METABOLIC CONJUGATION AND HYDROLYSIS OF STEROID HORMONES IN THE FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; I. Introduction.
II. Nomenclature and AbbreviationsIII. Biosynthesis, Transformation, and Hydrolysis of Steroid Conjugates in the Fetoplacental Unit; IV. Isolation of Steroid Conjugates in the Different Fetal and Placental Tissues; V. Transfer of Steroid Conjugates between the Fetus and the Placenta and between the Placenta and the Mother; VI. Production of Free and Conjugated Steroids during Pregnancy as Compared to Normal Adults and Transformation of Steroid Conjugates during Pregnancy; VII. Steroid Conjugates and Their Transformation in Newborns.
VIII. Localization of Sulfuryl- and Glucuronyltransferase and Other Enzymic Systems in the Fetus Compared to Adults and Control of the Production of Steroid Conjugates in Fetal LifeIX. Physiological Significance of Steroid Conjugates during Fetal Life; References; CHAPTER 5. BIOCHEMISTRY OF MERCAPTURIC ACID FORMATION; I. Introduction; II. Scope of Mercapturic Acid Formation; III. Nutritional Aspects of Mercapturic Acid Formation; IV. Premercapturic Acids; V. Determination of Mercapturic Acids; VI. Mechanism of Mercapturic Acid Formation; VII. Metabolic Degradation of Mercapturic Acids.