The fermentation of sugar by cell-free yeast extracts was demonstrated more than a century ago by E. Buchner (Nobel Prize 1907). Buchner's observations put an end to previous animistic theories regarding cellular life. It became clear that metabolism and all cellular functions should be accessible to explication in chemical terms. Equally important for an understanding of living systems was the concept, explained in physical terms, that all living things could be cons- ered as energy converters [E. Schroedinger (Nobel Prize 1933)] which generate complexity at the expense of an increase in entropy in their environment. Bioenergetics was established as an essential branch of the biochemical sciences by the investigations into the chemistry of photosynthesis in i- lated plant organelles [O. Warburg (Nobel Prize 1931)] and by the discovery that mitochondria were the morphological equivalent that catalyzed cellular respiration. The ?eld of bioenergetics also encompasses a large variety of ad- tional processes such as the molecular mechanisms of muscle contraction, the structure and driving mechanisms of microbial ?agellar motors, the energetics of solute transport, the extrusion of macromolecules across membranes, the transformation of quanta of light into visual information and the maintenance of complex synaptic communications. There are many other examples which, in most cases, may perform secondary energy transformations, utilizing - ergy stored either in the cellular ATP pool or in electrochemical membrane potentials.

The fermentation of sugar by cell-free yeast extracts was demonstrated more than a century ago by E. Buchner (Nobel Prize 1907). Buchner's observations put an end to previous animistic theories regarding cellular life. It became clear that metabolism and all cellular functions should be accessible to explication in chemical terms. Equally important for an understanding of living systems was the concept, explained in physical terms, that all living things could be cons- ered as energy converters [E. Schroedinger (Nobel Prize 1933)] which generate complexity at the expense of an increase in entropy in their environment. Bioenergetics was established as an essential branch of the biochemical sciences by the investigations into the chemistry of photosynthesis in i- lated plant organelles [O. Warburg (Nobel Prize 1931)] and by the discovery that mitochondria were the morphological equivalent that catalyzed cellular respiration. The ?eld of bioenergetics also encompasses a large variety of ad- tional processes such as the molecular mechanisms of muscle contraction, the structure and driving mechanisms of microbial ?agellar motors, the energetics of solute transport, the extrusion of macromolecules across membranes, the transformation of quanta of light into visual information and the maintenance of complex synaptic communications. There are many other examples which, in most cases, may perform secondary energy transformations, utilizing - ergy stored either in the cellular ATP pool or in electrochemical membrane potentials.

This third volume of Short Reports from the International Council of Scientific Unions comprises the proceedings of the conference on bioenergetics held at Hannover in September 1984. The reports are divided into two sections. Those in the first section come from the symposia and colloquia lectures and are grouped under ten topics in microbial bioenergetics and the relation between protein structure and function. Those in the second section come from the poster sessions, covering a further ten topics ranging from electron transport and proton motive forces to metabolic regulation and energy transducing membrane components. The format of the short report makes it possible to present a great deal of information in compact and easily accessible form, which can be followed up in greater depth using the bibliographies included in each report. The comprehensiveness and convenience of this book makes it most useful to researchers interested in historical developments across the range of bioenergetics, as well as those in related fields such as biochemistry and biophysics.

This third volume of Short Reports from the International Council of Scientific Unions comprises the proceedings of the conference on bioenergetics held at Hannover in September 1984. The reports are divided into two sections. Those in the first section come from the symposia and colloquia lectures and are grouped under ten topics in microbial bioenergetics and the relation between protein structure and function. Those in the second section come from the poster sessions, covering a further ten topics ranging from electron transport and proton motive forces to metabolic regulation and energy transducing membrane components. The format of the short report makes it possible to present a great deal of information in compact and easily accessible form, which can be followed up in greater depth using the bibliographies included in each report. The comprehensiveness and convenience of this book makes it most useful to researchers interested in historical developments across the range of bioenergetics, as well as those in related fields such as biochemistry and biophysics.

Nach dem sinnlosen Mord eines betrunkenen Jugendlichen inmitten der Nordlinger Altstadt besteht Oberburgermeister Martin Steger darauf, dass die Aufklarung des Falles von den beiden Kriminalbeamten Markowitsch und Neumann ubernommen werden soll. Als kurze Zeit spater ein Obdachloser in einer Kleingartenanlage erschossen wird, gerat ein Mitglied des Nordlinger Stadtrates ins Visier des Augsburger Ermittlungsteams.

Uli, Tim und Mario. Diese drei Jungs bilden die "Film-AG" der N rdlinger Mittelschule. Die Teilnahme an einem Wettbewerb f hrt das Trio unter der Anleitung ihres Lehrers auf die Kaiserwiese, um dort eine Dokumentation ber die Ausstellung der "Tropical Parrots" zu drehen. Der Besuch der Papageienausstellung verl uft jedoch ganz anders als es vom Lehrer geplant war. Der Tod eines Tierpflegers und ein verschwundener Papagei rufen die Augsburger Kriminalbeamten Robert Markowitsch und Peter Neumann auf den Plan. Gemeinsam mit den drei Sch lern versuchen sie die r tselhaften Umst nde aufzukl ren.

Wenn Kinder irgendwelche Probleme im Alltag haben, sei es in der Schule oder zu Hause, immer dann taucht in irgendeiner Art und Weise Emmili auf, und versucht zu helfen. Egal, ob es sich um Hausaufgaben handelt, um irgendwelche ngste oder Probleme im Alltag: Emmili ist immer irgendwie da. Mit ihrer netten, lustigen aber auch bestimmten Art versucht sie, das Selbstbewusstsein der Kinder zu wecken und ihnen ber ihre Sorgen hinweg zu helfen.

Der zweite Fall der Augsburger Ermittler Robert Markowitsch und Peter Neumann, die es diesmal mit Drogengeschaften zu tun bekommen. Beim Tod des Golfspielers John Stiller, der in Insiderkreisen auch als der "Schneemann" bekannt ist, tappt die Augsburger Kripo zunachst vollig im Dunklen. Erste Ermittlungsergebnisse offnen jedoch nach und nach die Turen zu zwielichten Drogengeschaften, in die auch ein Staatsanwalt verwickelt scheint.