InhaltsangabeIntroduction; Bacterial growth; Cellular permeability; Allosteric enzymes; Enzyme induction in catabolic systems; Negative regulation; Transcription RNA polymerase; Attenuation; Enzyme repression in anabolic systems; How to study biosynthetic pathways; Biosynthesis of lipids; The biological fixation of nitrogen; Biosynthesis of the aspartic acid family of amino acids; Regulation of the biosynthesis of the amino acids of the aspartic acid family in Enterobacteriaceae; The regulation of the amino acids of the aspartate family in other microorganisms; Biosynthesis of the amino acids of the glutamic acid family and its regulation; Biosynthesis of amino acids derived from phosphoglyceric acid and pyruvic acid; Biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids and its regulation; Regulation of histidine biosynthesis at the genetic level; The biosynthesis of nucleotides; The biosynthesis of deoxyribonucleotides; Biosynthesis of some water-soluble vitamins and of their coenzyme forms; Biosynthesis of carotene, vitamin A and sterols; Biosynthesis of the tetrapyrrole ring system; Biosynthesis of cobalamins, including vitamin B12; Evolution of biosynthesis pathways; Interactions between proteins and DNA.

Introduction; Bacterial growth; Cellular permeability; Allosteric enzymes; Enzyme induction in catabolic systems; Negative regulation; Transcription RNA polymerase; Attenuation; Enzyme repression in anabolic systems; How to study biosynthetic pathways; Biosynthesis of lipids; The biological fixation of nitrogen; Biosynthesis of the aspartic acid family of amino acids; Regulation of the biosynthesis of the amino acids of the aspartic acid family in Enterobacteriaceae; The regulation of the amino acids of the aspartate family in other microorganisms; Biosynthesis of the amino acids of the glutamic acid family and its regulation; Biosynthesis of amino acids derived from phosphoglyceric acid and pyruvic acid; Biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids and its regulation; Regulation of histidine biosynthesis at the genetic level; The biosynthesis of nucleotides; The biosynthesis of deoxyribonucleotides; Biosynthesis of some water-soluble vitamins and of their coenzyme forms; Biosynthesis of carotene, vitamin A and sterols; Biosynthesis of the tetrapyrrole ring system; Biosynthesis of cobalamins, including vitamin B12; Evolution of biosynthesis pathways; Interactions between proteins and DNA.