Special meeting on enzymes

Volume 95, number 1

November 1978

FEBS LETTERS

FEBS

SPECIAL

Dubrovnik-Covtat,

MEETING

ON

Yugoslavia,

17-2

ENZYMES

1 April

1979

The Union of the Yugoslav Biochemical Societies has the pleasure of inviting all biochemists to participate in this Special FEBSMeeting, which will be held at the “Croatia” hotel in Cavtat near Dubrovnik.

The following information has been taken from the Second Announcement.

SCIENTIFIC

Plenary

PROGRAMME

Lectures

Opening Session. The 10th Sir Hans Krebs Lecture will be given by P.Desnuelle, on “The Hydrolases Bound to the Intestinal and Renal Brush Border. An Example of TransmembraneProteins”. Closing Session. Closing lectures will be given by A.Komberg, on “CNAReplication”, and by F.Lynen, on “On the Structure of Fatty Acid Synthetase in Yeast”.

S 2 Enzymes

scientific programmeof the Meeting will be arranged in seven sections and will include lectures and short connnunications presented on posters. ‘Ihe

S 1

Regulation

of Enzyme Activity

Role of EnzymeCatalyzed Covalent Modifications in Regulation of Catalyses by E.coli Glutamine Synthetase Structure-Function Relationships in (E.R.Stadtmn); Fructose-Bisphosphatases (B.L. Horecker) ; The Kinetic Analysis of Ligand Induced Responses (H.Gutfreund); Ligand Binding Properties and Subunit Interactions in Yeast Alcohol Dehydrogenase (V.Leskovac) ; Structure and Function of Protein Kinase from Pig Brain (E.s. and Structural Requirements of Severin); Specificity Casein Kinases (L.A.Pinna); Structure, Function and Regulation of the Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex (L.J.Reed); Structure of Glycogen in Relation to the Regulation of Glycogen Metabolism (W.J.Whelan); Mapping the Regulatory Pathway of Glycogen Metabolism (P.Cohen); Acid Phosphatase, a Glycoprotein of the Yeast Cell Wall (P.Mildner); Probing of Microenvironment by Fluorescein Derivatives (A.E.Ev~II~~~o~ou~os); &I the Role of Water in Acceleration of an Enzymatic &%CtiOn

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(M.PavliE).

Acid

and Protein

Synthesis

Nucleases as Tools in the Investigation of DNAand Chromatin Structure (H.G. Zachau) ; Enzymatic Synthesis and Biological Properties of Site-modified @x174 mA (R.chambers); Polynucleotide Phosphorylase as a Probe for the Regulatory Function of the 3’-Region of mRNA and Viral RNAin Translation (u.Littauer); Studies on Transcriptional Control in Sin@e Procaryotic Model Systems (W.zillig); Crystallographic Studies on Tyrosyl tRNASynthetase (D.M.Blow); Interactions of Yeast Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases with their Ligands (J.P. Ebel); Molecular Enzymology of Tryptophanyl-tRNA Synthetase (L.L.Kisselev) ; Proofreading Processes in Protein Biosynthesis (F.Cramer) ; The Role of COrtisol-Specific Receptor in the Regulation of Translation (D. T.Kanazir) ; Coordinated Induction of Kidney Glycosidases by Androgens (s.~.Petrovib) . S 3 Proteolytic

SECTIONS

in Nucleic

Enzymes

Limited Proteolysis and Regulation (H.Neurath) ; Asnects of the Degradation of Proteins by Cells (A:J.Barret) ; Str&ture and Function of Proteinases and Inhibitors from Yeast (H..Yolzer); Intracellular Proteinases of Bacteria-Isolation, Chemistry, Evolutionary Aspects (v. M. Stepanov) ; A Comparative Study on Gastric Proteinases (Phylogenetic and Gntoeenetic Asoects) (~.Foltman) : ‘Ihe Structure-Function klationships of Collagenolytic Enzymes (8.Keil) ; The X-Ray Structure, Evolution and Activity of Acid Proteinases (T.L.Blidell); Studies on PO&E Cathepsin D, Its Possible Precursor and Activator (J.N.Tanq): Intracellular Neutral Proteinases and Their Inhibitors (M.Kopitar); Carboxyl and lhiO1 Intracellular Proteinases (v.Turk); Characteristics of the Uptake and Turnover of Yeast Invertase by Rat Liver (H.L.segal); Structural and Functional Aspects of Animal and HumanProtein Proteinase Inhibitor (H.Fritz).

S 4 Enzymes

in Parasites

Helminth Enzymes as Targets for Antihelmintic Drugs (H.van den Bossche); Kinetic Properties of Arylesterases and Cholinesterases in Parasitic Hebninths and Manrnals(E.Reiner) ; The Role and Inhibition of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase in FascMa hepatica (Trematoda) (R.K.Prichard); EIIZyme &gradation Of Elsevier/North-Holland

Biomedical

Press

Volume95,number1

Glucose in ~e~~~~~~~s apt-i Is. KrvaViCa); Enps of Proline Production in Fasciola and Schistosoma p~~sseroff); lhe Function of Mitochondrial Enzynms in AnimalParasitic H&ninths (P.Kiih1.w); Parasite-

Snecific Asnectsof the Nucleotide Metabolism and its R&ulationin Pathogenic Protozaa@.%5nigki;Hydrogenosomal Metabolism in Trichomonads Including ParticularEnzymeReactions(J.Cerkasov B A.&wkasovoval; 3Wabolic and Structural ChangesAssociated with Differentiation in Trypanosom&{B.A.Newton); klaerobicand AerobicEnergyMetabolism in the Liver Fluke(t%cb/a hepcltica) (S.G.van den Bergh). SS

November1978

FEBSLETTERS

ROUND

International MethodStandardization ffi.sergmeyer>; ActiveSiteTitration as a Tool in EnzymeStandarkzation {&R~ch); Selected Methodfor Creatine Kinase Activity(G..Szasz); Enzymesand Isoenzymes of Heart Muscleduringand afterMyocardial Infarction as Diagnostic Indicators (T.T.Berezov); Isoenzymas (A.Burlina); Selection of Methodsin the StudyOf

DlSCUSSfONS

A roundtablediscussion on 'I~-~pendentDehydrogenase"(co-ordinator: P.z.Luisi) has beenorganized. Otherroundtablediscussions are planned. POSTER

SESSfONS

shortcommmications willbe givenas posters. The abstract deadlineis 1 December 1978.

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EXHIBI

Clinical Enzymology

TABLE

TlON

international exhibition of biochemical reagents, laboratory equipment and scientific literature will be held in the hallsof the "Croatia" hotelduring the Meeting. An

~SOt?nZp?S (D.W.&f&S); %ITE? high% On Liver all Membrane Enzymes and Isoenzymes (s.nanevf; Use of

Ewyrn3 Determinations in Plasmain the Evolution of lMyocardia1 TissueIschemia. Modelsfor ~te~nation of Appearance of Myocardial Bnzynmsin Plasmaduring Myocardial Ischemia(M.Htirder& P.Hyltoft Petersen); A Directand Indirect Evidenceof EnzymeInduction Causedby Drugsin Humansand Aninmls~ f‘G.Siest); ReverseTranscriptase: a Probefor ViralEtiologyof HumanCancer(P.~hsndra.l; ~Ve~Op~n~l Changes-of AcidicPhosphoprotein Phosphatase Activityin the Spleenof Rats (I.JapundEi6). S 6 Enzymes

of Industrial

Registration

fees

Before

15.1.1979

Activeparticipants Accompanyingpersons

After 15.1.1979

US$lOO US$ so

Accommadation

Completed HotelReservation Formsshouldbe returned 1979. Bookings cannotbe guaranteed if requests are receivedafterthisdate.

by 31 January Interest

in Traditional EnzymeProducts (K.AunstruD): BnzvmesCovalentlv Boundto Solid Supports(3;&rk&a); Industriai Application of Fibre-~trap~dEnzymes@?.&~cani); Extracellular Bnzyn-es in FoodProcessing (P.F.Fox & P.A.Morrissey); Enzymatic Degradation of BllulosicMaterials (zf.L?e_tlwegg; Microbial EnzymeswhichHydrolyze Fibrin and EnzymesDegrading Cholesterol I~.~.~~~shmet&ijI; Purification of Humanbeta+ZucosylCeramidase from CulturedCellsfor Potential Enzvme~~~ace~nt Therapyin Gaucher?Disease(A.~osenb≷ %wirmmentalFactorsand Cultivation Techniques in Fungal alpha-Amylase Production f~.~eyratht;~Enzymps as-&Products duringBiosynthesis of Antibiotics (~.~akorny & Lj.Vitale); Hydrolytic Enzymeson the Cellular Surfaceand TheirInhibitors Foundin ~c~org~is~ tT.Aoc?aQi & H.!Jmszawaf; &I the Concept of Suicidesub&rates-andTransition-State Analog& Inhibitors; Its Application and Use for the Designof HighlySpecific EnzymeActivators (u. Brodheck).

New &welo~nxx&s

S 7 Free

SecondAnnouncement, with registration, poster abstract, and accomnmdation forms,is available from the MeetingSecretariat: The

Laboratory of Biochemistry Tec~ologi~I Faculty Pierottijeva 6/VI W-41000 Zagreb Yugoslavia Telephone: (041)440202

Canwxnications

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