The Peroxisome A Vital Organelle [Paperback]

An authoritative and readable account of current understanding of the peroxisome.The peroxisome is a cellular organelle which performs a vital role in animals and plants. Many advances have been made in our understanding of the peroxisome in recent years. This book provides a basic introduction to the peroxisome, followed by detailed and comprehensive discussion of its structure and function, and coverage of human peroxisomal diseases. This is an authoritative and readable text, presented in a convenient format with numerous diagrams and chapter summaries, suitable for students and researchers in the biomedical sciences.The peroxisome is a cellular organelle which performs a vital role in animals and plants. Many advances have been made in our understanding of the peroxisome in recent years. This book provides a basic introduction to the peroxisome, followed by detailed and comprehensive discussion of its structure and function, and coverage of human peroxisomal diseases. This is an authoritative and readable text, presented in a convenient format with numerous diagrams and chapter summaries, suitable for students and researchers in the biomedical sciences.Over the past decade, scientists have made a series of dramatic research findings emphasizing the vital role of the peroxisome, a small organelle containing oxidizing enzymes and catalase and commonly found in animal and plant tissue. These findings include major advances in our understanding of its metabolic roles, genetics and biochemistry, and of the broad involvements of peroxisomal diseases. This book provides a basic introduction to the peroxisome and its relationship to other components of eukaryotic cells, followed by detailed and comprehensive discussions of these recent advances. The authors review current understanding of the morphology, phylogeny, enzymology and ontogeny of the peroxisome, and conclude with a chapter on peroxisomes and human disease. The authors are well respected researchers in thislC!