13th International Symposium on Flavins and Flavoproteins to be held August 29-September 4, 1999 at the University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany

9900534权利要求黄素和黄素蛋白的范围很广，但定义清楚而简单。 它涵盖了与基于异咯嗪核和极少数密切相关结构的化合物的化学和生物学有关的工作的所有方面。 由于黄素作为辅基的非凡多功能性及其参与各种重要的生物氧化和还原过程，这一领域继续迅速扩大。 对黄素的兴趣从理论化学到医学方面都有。第13届国际黄素和黄素蛋白研讨会于1999年8月29日至9月4日在德国康斯坦茨的康斯坦茨大学举行。 上一次研讨会于1996年在阿尔伯塔的卡尔加里举行。由于这一领域的研究持续不断，而且速度越来越快，定期举行会议是很重要的。 回顾讲座将涵盖整个领域，会议应汇集来自世界各地的科学家，从广泛的学科，并促进有价值的讨论和信息交流。 此外，它还应有助于使现有的工作人员充分了解这一主题的各个方面，并使年轻的研究人员进入这一重要的研究领域。（维生素B2）是人体必需的营养素;这一要求的生物化学基础可以解释为，（FMN和FAD，缩写）作为人体代谢和营养中重要的大量化学过程的必需酶。 在许多情况下，相应的黄素酶直接或间接地参与将食物中的化学能转化为ATP，ATP是基本生化功能所需的细胞形式的储存能量。 因此，对黄素和黄素蛋白的研究对人体生理有着直接的影响，自1965年以来，来自美国和世界各地的研究人员每三年召开一次会议，分享和讨论他们在黄素和黄素蛋白研究中的最新发现。 1999年，第13届国际黄素和黄素蛋白研讨会在德国的康斯坦茨举行，NSF基金会提供的资金专门用于帮助年轻的研究人员（主要是博士）。学生和研究生研究员）参加这次会议。

9900534ClaiborneThe area of flavins and flavoproteins is a broad, but clearly andsimply defined one. It covers all aspects of work pertaining to thechemistry and biology of compounds based on the isoalloxazine nucleusand on a very few closely related structures. Because of theextraordinary versatility of flavin as a prosthetic group and itsinvolvement in a variety of important biological oxidation and reductionprocesses, this area continues to expand rapidly. Interest in flavinsranges from theoretical chemistry to medical aspects. The 13thInternational Symposium on Flavins and Flavoproteins is atthe University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany, August 29-September 4,1999, as one of a series which has been organized at 3-year intervalssince 1965. The last symposium was held in Calgary, Alberta in 1996.Because of the continued and increasing pace of research in this area,it is important that regularly scheduled meetings be held. Reviewlectures will cover the entire field and the meeting should bringtogether scientists from all over the world from a wide variety ofdisciplines, and promote valuable discussion and exchange ofinformation. In addition, it should serve the purposes of keepingexisting workers fully up to date with all aspects of the subject and ofinitiating young investigators into this important area of research.Riboflavin (vitamin B2) is an essential nutrient in humans; thebiochemical basis for this requirement can be explained by the fact thatriboflavin derivatives (FMN and FAD, as abbreviated) serve as essentialcoenzymes for a large number of chemical processes important in humanmetabolism and nutrition. In many cases the corresponding flavo-enzymesare involved in the conversion of chemical energy from foodstuffs,directly or indirectly, into ATP, which is the cellular form of storedenergy required for essential biochemical functions. Therefore thestudy of flavins and flavoproteins has direct consequences for humanphysiology and since 1965, researchers from the U.S. and around the worldhave convened every three years to share and discuss their latestfindings in flavin and flavoprotein research. In 1999 the 13thInternational Symposium on Flavins and Flavoproteins is inKonstanz, Germany; the funds provided by this NSF award are usedspecifically to assist young investigators (primarily Ph.D. students andpost-graduate fellows) from the U.S. in attending this conference.