Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Enzymes for the Synthesis of Rare Sugars
Can Li¹, Mesfin Angaw Tesfay², Xin Wen², Yuhang Ning², Huibin Lin³, Chengjia Zhang², Yilin Ren⁴, Jianqiang Lin² and Jianqun Lin^2
1School of Biological Engineering, Qilu University of Technology, Jinan, China
²State Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
³Shandong Academy of Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
⁴Qingdao Longding Biotech Limited Company, Qingdao, China

Chapter 2. Functional and Bioenergetic Effects of ATP-Sensitive Potassium Transport in Mitochondria
Olga V. Akopova
Circulation Department, Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology, NAS of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine

Chapter 3. Bilirubin Interactions with Different Proteins and Implications of These Interactions
Nikola Gligorijević¹ and Simeon Minić^2
1Departemnt of Metabolism, University of Belgrade – Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy, Belgrade, Serbia
²Center of Excellence for Molecular Food Sciences and Department of Biochemistry, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Chemistry, Belgrade, Serbia

Chapter 4. Overview of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Expressing Staphylococcus Aureus Pneumonia and Its Therapeutic Strategy
Jin-Wei Liu¹ and Wen-Liang Yu^2,3
1Department of Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
²Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
³Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

Chapter 5. Biochemical Thermodynamics
E. Méndez, PhD
Biomaterials Laboratory, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay

Chapter 6. In-Vitro Activity of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam against Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Enterobacterales Isolates from Taiwan
Yee-Huang Ku¹, Po-An Su², Yin-Ching Chuang² and Wen-Liang Yu^3,4
1Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan
²Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan City, Taiwan
³Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan City, Taiwan
⁴Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan

Chapter 7. Elevated Levels of Caspase-3 in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Newborns with Perinatal Asphyxia: A Biomarker of Failing Mitochondrial Bioenergetics
Puneet K. Samaiya^1,3, Ashok Kumar² and Sairam Krishnamurthy^1
1Neurotherapeutics Laboratory, Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, India
²Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP, India
³Shri GS Institute of Technology and Science, Indore (MP), India

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