International Symposium on the Molecular Biology of Hydrogenase

第二届氢化酶国际研讨会将于 1988年9月19日至23日在Unicoi举行， 位于北方格鲁吉亚中心。 上一次正式会议是 在1985年举行的会议上， 随后的时间。 会议由伦纳德博士主持 摩顿森 组委会由哈里博士组成 派克、迈克约翰逊和吉恩·勒加尔，都是在芝加哥大学， 格鲁吉亚。 除了报告当前状态外， 将努力采取各种办法， 信息的基础。 思想的交流和联合 将鼓励实验。 氢化酶是植物生存所必需的 厌氧生物，因为它耦合的关键氧化 还原的电子载体还原质子，并且 反过来，产生的H被其他人用作电子源。 有机体，如CO和硫酸盐的电子源 通过产甲烷菌和硫酸盐还原菌的还原， 分别 在许多生物体中， 氢化酶是已知的，但在其他生物体中， 不清楚 看来氢化酶需要使用氢 在固氮过程中释放。 氢化酶也起作用 在各种各样的原核生物中， 调控 它是一种重要的酶， 强烈建议阐明其在自然界中的作用。 这些资金将用于年轻的研究人员。

The Second International Symposium on Hydrogenase will be held September 19th to the 23rd, 1988 at Unicoi, a conference Center in Northern Georgia. The last formal conference was held in 1985 and substantial progress has been made in the ensued time. The conference is being chaired by Dr. Leonard Mortenson. The organizing committee is composed of Drs. Harry Peck, Mike Johnson and Jean LeGall, all at the University of Georgia. Other than reporting the current status; a determined effort will be made to initiate ways to put together a data base of information. A cross fertilization of ideas and joint experimentation will be encouraged. The enzyme, hydrogenase, is essential for the survival of anaerobic organisms since it couples the oxidation of key reduced electron carriers to the reduction of protons, and in turn the H produced is used as an electron source by other organisms, such as the electron source for CO and sulfate reductions by methanogens and sulfate reducing bacteria, respectively. In many organisms the function of the hydrogenase is known but in other organisms the function is unclear. It appears hydrogenase is required to use the H released during nitrogen fixation. Hydrogenase also functions in a variety of procaryotes that are important in geochemical regulation. It is an important enzyme and a meeting dedicated the elucidation of its role in nature is strongly recommended. These funds will be targeted for young investigators.