Index I-21
Gerstmann–Sträussler–Schneiker (GSS)
syndrome, 314
GFP (green fluorescent protein), 120–121,
120F, 121F
GGAs, 436
GH, see Growth hormone
Ghrelin, 1099
Giardia intestinalis, 1324, 1324F
Gibbs, J. W., 57
Gibbs free energy, 57–60, 58T. See also Free
energy
Gierasch, L., 294
Gigantism, 685
Gilbert,W., 1284
Gilman,A., 690
GIP, see GAP-containing inositol
phosphatase; Gastric inhibitory
peptide; General import protein
Girvin, M., 853
GK, see Glucokinase
GKRP (glucokinase regulatory
protein), 662
GLA, see -Linolenic acid
GLC (gas–liquid chromatography), 366
GlcNAc, see NAG
Gleevec, 719–720
Gln, see Glutamine
GlnRS, 1352–1354, 1353F, 1355F
Gln-tRNA
Gln
, 1358–1359, 1359F
Globins, 193–194, 193F, 324
Globin fold, 251
Globosides, 1008, 1010–1011, 1011F
Globular proteins, 241
helix in, 226
pleated sheets in, 230
hierarchical organization, 281–282, 281F
nonrepetitive structures in, 230–233
structural bioinformatics, 256–259
tertiary structure, 245–256
X-ray and NMR structure, 241–245
-Globulins, 134T, 140F
Glu, see Glutamic acid
Glu-AdT, see Glu-tRNA
Gln
amidotransferase
Gluathione peroxidase, 897
Glucagon, 140F, 660, 673T, 973
Glucans, 366
Glucocerebrosides, 391, 1010
Glucocorticoids, 673T, 680, 991, 1090
Glucocorticoid hormone response element
(GRE), 879
Glucocorticoid receptor, 879
Glucogenic amino acids, 1029–1030,
1090, 1095
Glucogeonesis, 359
Glucokinase (GK), 597, 662–664
Glucokinase regulatory protein
(GKRP), 662
Gluconeogenesis, 562, 571, 871–880
and AMP-dependent protein kinase, 1096
and citric acid cycle, 818
and Cori cycle, 880
gluconeogenesis pathway, 872–878
and glycolysis, 595, 878F
and other pathways, 1088–1089
regulation of, 878–879
and starvation, 1101
stimulation by FBPase-1, 664
Gluconic acid, 364
1,5-Gluconolactone, 642
D-Glucono--lactone, 364F
Glucopyranose, 361
-D-Glucopyranose, 362F
-D-Glucopyranose, 362F, 363F
D-Glucosamine, 365
Glucose, 565F. See also Blood glucose;
Electron-transport chain
complete oxidation of, 823
and E. coli, 1285–1286, 1286F
in Entner–Doudoroff pathway, 636, 637F
membrane permeability coefficients, 747T
mutarotation of, 507–508
and noninsulin-dependent diabetes, 1103F
transport in blood, 973
Glucose-1,6-bisphosphate (G1,6P), 642
Glucose-1-phosphate (G1P), 370, 631,
639, 932
Glucose-6-phosphatase, 877
Glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase), 661, 666,
1088–1089
Glucose-6-phosphate (G6P), 565F, 638–639
as energy-rich compound, 580
in Entner–Doudoroff pathway, 637F
in glycolysis, 596F, 597–598
and metabolism, 1089, 1094
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
(G6PD), 894, 894F, 897–898
Glucose-6-phosphate isomerase, 598
D-Glucose, 359–362, 362F, 392F
L-Glucose, 360
-D-Glucose, 363F, 507
-D-Glucose, 507
Glucose-alanine cycle, 878, 1022–1023
Glucose-dependent insulinotropic
polypeptide, 675
Glucose-fatty acid cycle, 864
Glucose metabolism, 567
Glucose transport:
ATP-driven active, 758–768
in erythrocytes, 746–748, 746F, 747F
and faciliated diffusion, 750–752,
750F, 751F
ion-driven active, 768–771
maltoporin in, 749–750
in muscle and fat, 751F
-Glucosidase, 370
-1,4-Glucosidase deficiency, 666
Glucosidase II, 886
1--Glucosylceramide, 1009–1010
D-Glucuronic acid, 364
D-Glucurono--lactone, 364F
GluProRS, 1351
GLUT1, 751
GLUT2, 662, 751
GLUT3, 751
GLUT4, 661, 737F, 751
GLUT4 storage vesicles, 751
GLUT5, 751
GLUT12, 751
Glutamate, 71. See also Glutamic acid
biosynthesis, 1065–1071
degradation, 1034
and nitrogen fixation, 1080
as nonessential amino acid, 1065T
Glutamate-5-phosphate, 1070F, 1071
Glutamate-5-semialdehyde, 1034,
1070F, 1071
Glutamate–aspartate aminotransferase, 1022
Glutamate–aspartate carrier, 827–828
Glutamate dehydrogenase, 266
Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH), 153T,
818, 1020, 1023–1033, 1024F
Glutamate receptor pre-mRNA, 1322
Glutamate synthase, 934, 1065–1067
Glutamic acid, see also Glutamate
degradation, 1034
genetic codes for, 100T, 1343T
in globular proteins, 246
half-life, 1413T
helix/ sheet propensity, 302T
isoelectric point, 72
in Miller–Urey experiments, 32T
in native unfolded proteins, 283
in PEST proteins, 1413
side chains, 71, 264T
structure and general properties, 69T
Glutaminase, 1023, 1025–1027, 1034
Glutamine:
amino group, 208F
biosynthesis, 1067–1073
degradation, 1034
and E. coli nonsense suppressor, 1362T
genetic codes for, 100T, 1343T
in globular proteins, 246–247
half-life, 1413T
helix/ sheet propensity, 302T
in native unfolded proteins, 283
as nonessential amino acid, 1065T
side chains, 71, 208F, 264T
structure and general properties, 69T, 71F
Glutamine amidotransferase, 1025–1027,
1066–1067, 1078
Glutamine PRPP aminotransferase (PurF),
1108, 1111
Glutamine synthetase, 269F, 591, 1023, 1029,
1068–1071
-Glutamyl cycle, 1061, 1061F
-Glutamyl cyclotransferase, 1061
-Glutamylcysteine synthetase, 1061
Glutamyl group, 73T
-Glutamyl kinase, 1070F, 1071
-Glutamylphosphate, 1068
-Glutamyltransferase, 1001
-Glutamyl transpeptidase, 1061
Glutaraldehyde, 270, 270F
Glutaredoxin, 1124
Glutathione, 142
Glutathione (GSH), 544–545, 544F, 803,
1060–1062
Glutathione disulfide (GSSG), 803
Glutathione peroxidase, 866, 1003, 1060F
Glutathione reductase (GR), 801, 803, 1060F
Glutathione-S-transferase, see GST
Glu-tRNA
Gln
, 1358
Glu-tRNA
Gln
amidotransferase (Glu-AdT),
1358, 1359F
Glu-tRNA
Glu
, 1358
Glx, 68T, 73. See also Glutamic acid;
Glutamine
Gly, see Glycine
Glycans, 365–366
Glyceraldehyde, 75, 75F
D-Glyceraldehyde, 75, 75F, 360F, 361
L-Glyceraldehyde, 75, 75F, 76, 77F
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, 636
from Calvin cycle, 927–929, 931
in Entner–Doudoroff pathway, 637F
in glycolysis, 595, 596F, 600–603
topological diagram, 254F
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
dehydrogenase (GAPDH):
domains, 248, 249F
and erythrocyte membrane, 412
in glycolysis, 596F, 607–608, 607F, 608F
half-life, 1408T
molecular mass, 140F
(S)-Glyceraldehyde, 76, 77F
Glyceraldehyde kinase, 630
Glycerate, 935
L-Glycero-D-mannoheptose, 379F
Glyceroglycolipids, 1004
Glycerol, 364, 388, 389T
Glycerol-3-phosphate, 580, 828, 828F
sn-Glycerol-3-phosphate, 389, 389F
Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase, 971
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