The circulatory/cardiovascular system is the first organ system to develop and function in a vertebrate embryo. The vertebrate cardiovascular system, made up of the heart, blood and the vessels performs the functions of ...

This chapter provides an introduction to the enzyme adenylosuccinate synthetase which forms the theme of the studies reported in this thesis. This is followed by a general description of the life style of the two ...

The history of malaria could be traced with the history of human civilization. In 2700 BC, several characteristic symptoms of what would later be named malaria were described in the Nei Ching (The Canon of Medicine, ...

Glutamine amidotransferases (Gln-ATs) or transamidases, are the enzymes catalyzing amination of a wide variety of metabolites, like amino acids, purines, pyrimidines, amino sugars, coenzymes and antibiotics, that sometimes ...