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  • 1
    ISSN: 1573-5133
    Keywords: Meromictic ; Evolution ; Diversity ; Cichlidae ; Productivity ; Aquatic reserves ; Flushing ; Pollution ; Fish introductions ; Lake development ; Limnology ; Fishery management ; Conservation
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Synopsis The African Great Lakes consist of large, deep rift valley lakes (e.g. Malawi & Tanganyika) and shallower lakes between the Eastern and Western Rifts (e.g. Victoria). They are a group comparable in size to the North American Great Lakes, but are old. Most are seasonally thermally stratified, and wind is the decisive factor that determines the annual cycle of cooling and mixing. Lakes Tanganyika, Malawi and Kivu are meromictic, with deep relict hypolimnia. Large magnitudes and time scales of periodic internal motion, where these have been measured, appear unique among lakes. These lakes harbour the world's richest lacustrine fish faunas, and the family Cichlidae provides the supreme example of geographically circumscribed vertebrate evolution. The lakes provide a unique comparative series of natural laboratories for evolutionary studies. Primary production is generally high, but in the deeper lakes standing stocks of plankton and of small fish species are low. These pelagic populations are characterised by very high P:B ratios. The fisheries are productive and of socio-economic importance. Large-scale mechanised fishing is not compatible with the survival of the diverse fish communities. Cichlids appear especially vulnerable to unselective fishing. Aquatic reserves might offer a means of survival for at least some communities. Various pollution threats exist. Because water retention times are long, extremely long for some deep lakes, and flushing rates are low, the lakes are vulnerable to pollution which would be long-lasting. Introductions of alien fishes have mostly had undesirable or disastrous results. While the faunas are one of the significant natural heritages of mankind, their conservation must realistically be linked to the legitimate development of the lakes for the well-being of the people who live there. Scientific value alone will not protect the lakes. Just as survival of African terrestrial wildlife in extensive reserves depends heavily upon tourism, so also might the cichlid flocks in underwater reserves. Greater interest from the international scientific community is needed to further rational development and conservation of these great lakes.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1573-5133
    Keywords: Meromictic ; Evolution ; Diversity ; Cichlidae ; Productivity ; Aquatic reserves ; Flushing ; Pollution ; Fish introductions ; Lake development ; Limnology ; Fishery management ; Conservation
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Synopsis The African Great Lakes consist of large, deep rift valley lakes (e.g. Malawi & Tanganyika) and shallower lakes between the Eastern and Western Rifts (e.g. Victoria). They are a group comparable in size to the North American Great Lakes, but are old. Most are seasonally thermally stratified, and wind is the decisive factor that determines the annual cycle of cooling and mixing. Lakes Tanganyika, Malawi and Kivu are meromictic, with deep relict hypolimnia. Large magnitudes and time scales of periodic internal motion, where these have been measured, appear unique among lakes. These lakes harbour the world's richest lacustrine fish faunas, and the family Cichlidae provides the supreme example of geographically circumscribed vertebrate evolution. The lakes provide a unique comparative series of natural laboratories for evolutionary studies. Primary production is generally high, but in the deeper lakes standing stocks of plankton and of small fish species are low. These pelagic populations are characterised by very high P:B ratios. The fisheries are productive and of socio-economic importance. Large-scale mechanised fishing is not compatible with the survival of the diverse fish communities. Cichlids appear especially vulnerable to unselective fishing. Aquatic reserves might offer a means of survival for at least some communities. Various pollution threats exist. Because water retention times are long, extremely long for some deep lakes, and flushing rates are low, the lakes are vulnerable to pollution which would be long-lasting. Introductions of alien fishes have mostly had undesirable or disastrous results. While the faunas are one of the significant natural heritages of mankind, their conservation must realistically be linked to the legitimate development of the lakes for the well-being of the people who live there. Scientific value alone will not protect the lakes. Just as survival of African terrestrial wildlife in extensive reserves depends heavily upon tourism, so also might the cichlid flocks in underwater reserves. Greater interest from the international scientific community is needed to further rational development and conservation of these great lakes.
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  • 3
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    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Environmental biology of fishes 28 (1990), S. 249-256 
    ISSN: 1573-5133
    Keywords: Cichlidae ; Centrarchidae ; Sneaker ; Cuckolder ; Satellite ; Territoriality ; Sunfish ; Courtship ; Leks ; Evolutionary strategies ; Life history
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Synopsis In the sunfish,Lepomis macrochira, males have discrete alternative reproductive life histories each with an equal potential for reproductive success. However, the alternative reproductive tactics of the cichlid,Pseudocrenilabrus philander, appear to have unequal payoffs. The adoption of either the territorial or the sneaking option in the cichlid fish is dictated by social conditions within the hierarchy. Consideration is given to Austad's questioning the value of models of Evolutionary Stable Strategies and to his proposed reclassification of alternative reproductive behaviours.
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  • 4
    ISSN: 0044-8249
    Keywords: Chemistry ; General Chemistry
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Additional Material: 2 Ill.
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  • 5
    ISSN: 0044-8249
    Keywords: Chemistry ; General Chemistry
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Additional Material: 1 Ill.
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  • 6
    ISSN: 0044-8249
    Keywords: Chemistry ; General Chemistry
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Die Beziehung zwischen Struktur und Aktivität von Enzymen kann heute erstmals durch systematische Veränderung der Proteinstruktur analysiert werden. Die rapide Entwicklung der DNA-Rekombinations-Techniken einerseits und die Erarbeitung leistungsfähiger Methoden zur chemischen Synthese von DNA-Fragmenten andererseits ermöglichen es, auf einfache Weise Proteine durch spezifische Mutation der entsprechenden Gene gezielt zu verändern. Die kinetische Analyse von Mutanten-Enzymen und die durch hochauflösende Röntgen-Kristallographie erhaltenen Befunde lassen direkt Rückschlüsse auf die Beziehung zwischen Struktur und Funktion zu. Insbesondere können jetzt Enzym-Substrat-Wechselwirkungen und deren Bedeutung für Katalyse und Spezifität detailliert untersucht werden. Den gezielten Austausch einer oder mehrerer Aminosäuren eines Proteins - eine „ortsspezifische Mutagenese“ („site-directed mutagenesis“) führten wir exemplarisch zur Analyse der Struktur-Funktions-Beziehung an der Tyrosyl-tRNA-Synthetase aus Bacillus stearothermophilus durch; dabei konzentrierten wir uns auf das Studium der Rolle der Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen für Substratspezifität und Katalyse. Die Bindung von Tyrosin und ATP kann nur unter Berücksichtigung der Austauschreaktion mit den Wassermolekülen der Hydrathülle verstanden werden. Diese Tatsache und die Kenntnis der detaillierten Struktur ermöglichten es uns, ein Enzym mit erhöhter Substrataffinität maßzuschneidern. Durch ein solches „Protein-Engineering“ können Enzyme mit neuen Spezifitäten, Aktivitäten und Struktureigenschaften gewonnen und direkte Einblicke in die Art und Weise der Enzymkatalyse erhalten werden. Wir fanden beispielsweise, daß die Katalyse der Bildung von Tyr-AMP aus Tyr und ATP hauptsächlich auf elektrostatischen Kräften und Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen beruht, die im Übergangszustand stärker als im Grundzustand sind - ein „strain“-Mechanismus also und weniger eine Säure-Base-Katalyse oder eine kovalente Katalyse.
    Additional Material: 5 Ill.
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  • 7
    Electronic Resource
    Electronic Resource
    Weinheim : Wiley-Blackwell
    Zeitschrift für die chemische Industrie 106 (1994), S. 573-576 
    ISSN: 0044-8249
    Keywords: Chemistry ; General Chemistry
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
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  • 8
    Electronic Resource
    Electronic Resource
    Weinheim : Wiley-Blackwell
    Zeitschrift für die chemische Industrie 94 (1982), S. 876-877 
    ISSN: 0044-8249
    Keywords: Chemistry ; General Chemistry
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Additional Material: 1 Ill.
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  • 9
    Electronic Resource
    Electronic Resource
    Weinheim : Wiley-Blackwell
    Zeitschrift für die chemische Industrie 108 (1996), S. 770-790 
    ISSN: 0044-8249
    Keywords: Enzymkatalyse ; Enzymmimetica ; Katalytische Antikörper ; Molekulare Erkennung ; Chemistry ; General Chemistry
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: „Genau zu verstehen, wie Enzyme arbeiten, ist eine der großen intellektuellen Herausforderungen, die die Natur der Wissenschaft gestellt hat. Bis zu einem gewissen Grad können wir die Funktion von Enzymen ‚erklären‘: Ein Enzym stabilisiert durch selektive Bindung den Übergangszustand einer bestimmten Reaktion[1]. Aber unser gegenwärtiges Verständnis reicht nicht aus, um den strengeren praktischen Test zu bestehen: den Entwurf und die Herstellung künstlicher Enzymsysteme mit einer katalytischen Leistungsfähigkeit, die der natürlicher Enzyme nahekommt.“ So begann ein kürzlich erschienenes Highlight in der Angewandten Chemie[2], beeinflußt durch einen Artikel[3], in dem offenbar etablierte Vorstellungen in Frage gestellt wurden; es wurden künstliche Enzymsysteme mit einer katalytischen Aktivität postuliert, die der natürlicher Enzyme nahekommt. Die „Pepzyme“ von Atassi und Manshouri[3] waren relativ kleine Peptide aus 29 Aminosäurebausteinen und den aktiven Zentren von Trypsin und Chymotrypsin durch „Oberflächensimulation“ nachgebildet. Eines sollte nicht nur das einfache Trypsin-„Substrat“ N-Tosyl-L-argininmethylester mit kcat- und Km-Werten hydrolysieren, die denen des nativen Enzyms entsprechen, sondern auch bei der Hydrolyse von Testproteinen zu ähnlichen Peptidmustern wie Trypsin führen. Dieses außergewöhnliche Ergebnis rief ebensoviel Skepsis wie Aufregung hervor, und so versuchten mehrere Arbeitsgruppen, die Resultate zu reproduzieren. Doch alle Versuche schlugen fehl[4, 5]. Einige spezielle Gründe, warum diese Fehlschläge nicht überraschend waren, wurden von Matthews et al.[6] zusammengefaßt. In dem hier vorliegenden Übersichtsartikel werden die Probleme beim Entwurf von Enzymmimetica in allgemeinerer Form unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Effizienz der Katalyse untersucht.
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  • 10
    ISSN: 0044-8249
    Keywords: Bor ; Gallium ; Hydridokomplexe ; Kristallisation ; Strukturaufklärung ; Chemistry ; General Chemistry
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Additional Material: 2 Ill.
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