Microbial cell wall structures play a significant role in maintaining cells shape, as protecting layers against harmful agents, in cell adhesion and in positive and negative biological activities with host cells. All prokaryotes, whether they are bacteria or archaea, rely on their surface polymers for these multiple functions. Their surfaces serve as the indispensable primary interfaces between the cell and its surroundings, often mediating or catalyzing important interactions.Prokaryotic Cell Wall Compounds summarizes the current state of knowledge on the prokaryotic cell wall. Topics concerning bacterial and archaeal polymeric cell wall structures, biological activities, growth and inhibition, cell wall interactions and the applications of cell wall components, especially in the field of nanobiotechnology, are presented.

1;Foreword;6 2;Preface;8 3;Contents;10 4;Contributors;12 5;Part I Cell Wall Polymers and Structures of Bacteria;17 5.1;The Murein Sacculus;18 5.2;Occurrence, Structure, Chemistry, Genetics, Morphogenesis, and Functions of S- Layers;68 5.3;Bacterial Polysaccharide Capsules;125 5.4;Lipopolysaccharides;147 5.5;Structure, Biosynthesis, and Function of Teichoic Acids and Related Cell Wall Glycopolymers in the Gram- positive Cell Envelope;168 5.6;Outer Membrane Proteins;188 6;Part II Cell Wall Polymers and Structures of Archaea;242 6.1;Cell Envelopes of Methanogens;243 6.2;The Cell Envelopes of Haloarchaea: Staying in Shape in a World of Salt;264 6.3;Cell Envelopes of Crenarchaeota and Nanoarchaeota;282 7;Part III Biological Activities;303 7.1;Immunochemistry of the Cell Walls of Methanogenic Archaea: A View from the Past into the Future;304 7.2;Cell Wall Structure and Pathogenicity;321 8;Part IV Cell Wall Growth and Inhibition;352 8.1;Cell Wall Targeted Antibiotics;353 8.2;Bacterial Autolysins;388 9;Part V Cell Wall Interactions;412 9.1;Prokaryotic Cell-Cell Interaction;413 9.2;Adhesion of Bacteria to Protists;432 10;Part VI Application of Cell Wall Components;460 10.1;Prokaryotic Cell Wall Components: Structure and Biochemistry;461 10.2;Accumulation of Heavy Metals by Micro- organisms: Biomineralization and Nanocluster Formation;484 11;Index;502

ISBN	9783642050626
Artikelnummer	9783642050626
Medientyp	E-Book - PDF
Auflage	2. Aufl.
Copyrightjahr	2010
Verlag	Springer-Verlag
Umfang	517 Seiten
Sprache	Englisch
Kopierschutz	Digitales Wasserzeichen