306 Pages
by
CRC Press
This book provides a comprehensive review of the field of peptide biosynthesis. Individual chapters range from historical perspectives of the field to current knowledge regarding specific enzymes. Every step from gene to final bioactive peptide is covered in detail. Approximately two thirds of the book reviews the enzymes responsible for intracellular and extracellular peptide processing. Other... Read more
The Biosynthesis of Biologically Active Peptides: A Perspective (Donald F. Steiner). Themes in Neuropeptide Gene Regulation (Carolyn D. Minth and Jack E. Dixon). Signals for Intracellular Protein Sorting: Implications for Peptide Hormone Precursor Processing and Secretion (Dennis Shields). Tissue-Specific Peptide Processing (Ian Dickerson and Gilles Noël). Glycosylation, Phosphorylation, and Sulfation of Peptide Hormones and Their Precursors (Hugh P.J. Bennett). Peptide Processing Proteinases with Selectivity for Paired Basic Residues (Iris Lindberg and John C. Hutton). Peptide Processing at Monobasic Sites (Lakshmi Devi). Peptide Processing Exopeptidases: Amino- and Carboxypeptidases Involved with Peptide Biosynthesis (Lloyd D. Fricker). Modification of the N- and C-Termini of Bioactive Peptides: Amidation and Acetylation (Alan F. Bradbury and Derek G. Smyth). Extracellular Processing of Peptides (Chris J. Molineaux and Sherwin Wilk).
Biography
Lloyd D. Fricker
