Title | International Symposium on Metabolism, Physiology, and Clinical Use of Pentoses and Pentitols [electronic resource] : Hakone, Japan, August 27th-29th, 1967 / edited by Bernard L. Horecker, Konrad Lang, Yasuyuki Takagi |
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Imprint | Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1969 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46191-0 |
Descript | VIII, 408 p. online resource |
Opening Remarks. -- Session I: Metabolism of Pentoses and Pentitols -- The Role of Pentitols and other Polyols in Evolutionary Development -- Vitamin B12-Dependent Conversion of Ribonucleotides to Deoxyribo-nucleotides. -- Enzymatic Reduction of Ribonucleotides in Escherichia coli. -- The Uronic Acid Pathway and its Defect in Essential Pentosuria. -- Pentitol-Metabolizing Enzymes of the Uronic Acid Pathway. -- Metabolism of Xylose by the Lens of the Eye. -- Pentoses in Mucopolysaccharides and Glycoproteins. -- Formation of a New Family of Aminopentose Phosphates by Extracts of Streptomyces albonigev. -- Session II: Physiology of Pentoses and Pentitols -- Utilization of Xylitol in Animals and Man. -- Utilization of Xylitol in Human Erythrocytes. -- Experimental Findings on the Utilization of Xylitol in the Heart Muscle of the Guinea Pig. -- Absorption of Xylitol. -- Effect of Xylitol on the Metabolic Rate of Glucose in Alloxan Diabetic Rat Liver Slices. -- Adaptive Processes Concerned with Absorption and Metabolism of Xylitol. -- Comment: Inducing Effect of Xylitol in Rats. -- Effect of Xylitol on Pyridine Nucleotide Levels in the Liver of Rats. -- Characteristics of Sugar Transport in the Rabbit Adrenal. Studies by Non-Utilizable Pentoses and Xylitol. -- Stimulation of Insulin Secretion by Xylitol Administration. -- Comment: Effect of Intravenous Injection of Xylitol on Plasma Insulin. -- Comment: Some Recent Observations on Xylitol-Induced Insulin Secretion. -- Comment: The Effect of Glucose, Fructose, Xylitol or Sorbitol Loading on the Blood Sugar, Serum NEFA and Immuno-Reactive Insulin (IRI) in the Cases with Hyperinsulinism. -- The Influence of Xylitol and other Polyols and Sugars on Fat Mobilization. -- Comment: Xylitol Effect on Ketogenesis in Alloxan Diabetic Rat Liver Slice. -- Comment: Effect of Xylitol on Individual Free Fatty Acids in the Plasma. -- Comment: The Substitution of Dietary Carbohydrate with Xylitol and its Effect on the Plasma Lipids. -- The Activity of the Glucuronic Acid Pathway in Human and Experimental Diabetes. -- Prevention of Choline-Deficiency Fatty Liver of Rats with Xylitol. -- Session III: Clinical Use of Pentoses and Pentitols -- The Effect of Intravenous Administration of Xylitol Solutions in Normal Persons and in Patients with Liver Diseases and Diabetes mellitus. -- The Effect of Xylitol on Activities of Hepatic Enzymes in Normal and Alloxanized Rats. -- Comment: Some Effects of Xylitol on Carbohydrate Metabolism. -- Clinical Application of Xylitol in Diabetes. -- Comment: Difference in Metabolic Effects of D-Ribose and Xylitol in the Diabetic State. -- Preventing Effect of Xylitol on Suppression of Adrenocortical Function by Steroid Therapy. -- The Use of Polyols in Pediatrics. -- Comment: The Clinical Use of Xylitol in Pediatrics. -- Carbohydrates and Polyols for Energy Supply of the Surgical Patient. -- Xylitol Infusion Related to Pathophysiology in Anesthesia. -- Observations on the Anticatabolic Effect of Xylitol in the Posttraumatic Phase. -- Effect of Xylitol Administration on Levels of Blood Sugar and Plasma Free Amino Acids Following Abdominal Surgery. -- Closing Remarks. -- Participants at the Symposium