Bacterial metabolism/ Gerhad Gottschalk.

1 Nutrition of Bacteria.-
I. Major and Minor Bioelements.-
II. The Two Basic Mechanisms of ATP Synthesis.-
III. Nutrients as Energy Sources.-
IV. Growth Factor Requirements of Bacteria.-
V. Summary.-

2 How Escherichia coil Synthesizes ATP during Aerobic Growth on Glucose.-
I. Transport of D-Glucose into the E.coli Cell.-
II. Degradation of Glucose-6-Phosphate to Pyruvate via the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas (EMP) Pathway.-
III. Oxidative Decarboxylation of Pyruvate to Acetyl-Coenzyme A.-
IV. Oxidation of Acetyl-CoA via the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle.-
V. The Formation of ATP in the Respiratory Chain.-
VI. Summary.-

3 Biosynthesis of Escherichia coli Cells from Glucose.-
I. Composition of E. coli Cells.-
II. Assimilation of Ammonia.-
III. Assimilatory Reduction of Sulfate.-
IV. Biosynthesis of Amino Acids.-
V. How Pentose Phosphates and NADPH are Formed.-
VI. Ribonucleotides and Deoxyribonucleotides.-
VII. Biosynthesis of Lipids.-
VIII. Formation of Carbohydrates.-
IX. Synthesis of Polymers.-
X. The Requirement for an Anaplerotic Sequence.-
XI. Summary.-

4 Aerobic Growth of Escherichia coli on Substrates Other Than Glucose.-
I. Fructose and Lactose as Substrates.-
II. Pentoses as Substrates.-
III. Acetate, Pyruvate, and L-Malate as Substrates.-
IV. Summary.-

5 Metabolic Diversity of Aerobic Heterotrophs.-
I. The Different Mechanisms for the Uptake of Substrates.-
II. The Entner-Doudoroff Pathway.-
III. Sugar Degradation via the Pentose Phosphate Cycle.-
IV. The Methylglyoxal Bypass.-
V. Diversity in Energy Metabolism.-
VI. Dissimilatory Reduction of Nitrate.-
VII. Bacterial Bioluminescence.-
VIII. Alternate Anaplerotic Sequences.-
IX. Biosynthesis of Monomers and Polymers.-
X. Summary.-

6 Catabolic Activities of Aerobic Heterotrophs.-
I. Degradation of Polymers by Exoenzymes.-
II. Growth with Amino Acids.-
III. Growth with Organic Acids.-
IV. Growth with Aliphatic Hydrocarbons.-
V. Growth with Aromatic Compounds.-
VI. Growth with C1Compounds.-
VII. Incomplete Oxidations.-
VIII. Plasmid-Encoded Catabolic Activities.-
IX. Summary.-

7 Regulation of Bacterial Metabolism.-
I. Regulation of Enzyme Synthesis by Induction and Repression.-
II. Regulation of Enzyme Activity.-
III. Summary.-

8 Bacterial Fermentations.-
I. Alcohol Fermentation.-
II. Lactate Fermentation.-
III. Butyrate and Butanol-Acetone Fermentation.-
IV. Mixed Acid and Butanediol Fermentation.-
V. Propionate and Succinate Fermentation.-
VI. Acetate Fermentation.-
VII. Methane Fermentation.-
VIII. Sulfide Fermentation (Desulfurication).-
IX. The Anaerobic Food Chain.-
X. Fermentation of Nitrogenous Compounds.-
Xl. Summary.-

9 Chemolithotrophic and Phototrophic Metabolism.-
I. Chemolithotrophic Metabolism.-
II. Assimilation of CO2.-
III. Phototrophic Metabolism.-
IV. Summary.-

10 Fixation of Molecular Nitrogen.-
I. Nitrogen-fixing Organisms.-
II. Biochemistry of Nitrogen Fixation.-
III. Regulation of Nitrogenase.-
IV. Summary.- Further Reading.- Index of Organisms