Origin and Evolution of Biological Energy Conversion

Three-dimensional modeling and sequence data on protein, RNA, and DNA have contributed to the recent elucidation of evolutionary pathways in biological energy conversion and have allowed a new understanding of the molecular interrelationships between bacterial, plant, and animal systems. This timely book represents the latest information in the various subfields of biological energy conversion and presents the latest evolutionary picture. Written and edited by the leading authorities in this area, this title provides essential information for biochemists and biologists.

Energy conversion Leading to the Origin and Early Evolution of Life: Did Inorganic Pyrophosphate Precede Adenosine Triphosphate?/ Evolution of Convertible Energy Currencies of the Living Cell/ Iron and Sulfur in the Origin and Evolution of Biological Energy Conversion Systems/ The Evolution of Electron Transfer Proteins in Photosynthetic Bacteria and Denitrifying Pseudomonads/ From Dihydrogen to Dioxygen: Evolution of Biological Oxidation - Reduction/ Photosystem 2 and the Quinone-Iron-Containing Reaction Centres: Comparisons and Evolutionary Perspectives/ The FeS-Type Photosystems and the Evolution of Photosynthetic Reaction Centres/ Origin and Evolution of the Proton Pumping NADH: Ubiquinone Oxidoreductase (Complex I)/ Evolution and Origin of the Cytochrome bc1 and b6f Complexes/ Evolution of Cytochrome Oxidase/ Evolution of V-and F-ATPases.