Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. Part I: What do polyamines do? Polyamine synthesis, catabolism and homeostasis. 1. Polyamine biosynthesis, catabolism and homeostasis: an overview; D.M.L. Morgan. 2. Regulation of cellular polyamine homeostasis; L. Persson, et al. 3. Localisation of polyamines and their biosynthetic/catabolic enzymes; R.G. Schipper, et al. 4. Genes of polyamine synthesis and transport: Exploiting genome projects to determine similarities and differences between plant, microbial and animal polyamine metabolic pathways; A.J. Michael. 5. Polyamines and the immune system; N. Seiler. 6. Role of polyamine metabolism in programmed cell death; R.G. Schipper, et al. Part II-A: The polyamine pools of the body: Manipulations of biosynthesis: transgenic approach, inhibitors and analogues. 7. Genetic engineering of polyamine metabolism: consequences of the activation of polyamine biosynthesis or catabolism in transgenic rodents; J. Janne, et al. 8. The effects of polyamine synthesis inhibitors on the rat jejunum: Histological effects of inhibitors of polyamine biosynthesis on normal and hyperplastic rat jejunum; S.W.B. Ewen, et al. 9. Aminooxy polyamine analogues: synthesis and biological; P. Kong Thoo Lin, V. Kuksa. Part II-B: The polyamine pools of the body: Contribution by diet and bacteria. 10. Estimation of the polyamine body pool: Contribution by de novo biosynthesis, diet and luminal bacteria; A. White, S. Bardocz. 11. Polyamine content of the human diet; A. Ralph, S. Bardocz. 12. Polyamine and biogenic amine evolution during food processing; Maria Izquierdo-Pulido, et al. 13. Manipulation of polyamines in food plants &endash; chemical and transgenic approaches; A.F. Tiburcio, et al. 14. Polyamine synthesis and metabolism in micro-organisms; P.J. Naughton, et al. Part II-C: The polyamine pools of the body: Polyamines in the gut, uptake, distribution and bioavailability. 15. Polyamines in the small bowel and pancreas; C. Loser. 16. Dietary polyamines during lactation; G. Dandrifosse, et al. 17. Uptake of luminal polyamine by the gut: in vivostudies; R. Benamouzig, et al. 18. Uptake, inter-organ distribution and metabolism of dietary polyamines in the rat; S. Bardocz, et al. 19. Lectin induced changes in polyamine synthesis, uptake and transport by enterocyte-like CACO-2 cells; J.F.J.G. Koninkx, et al. 20. Transglutaminase and polyamines in PHA-induced intestinal hyperplasia; A. Sessa, et al. 21. Enzyme limiting polyamine bioavailability of the gut; A. Perin, et al. Part II-D The polyamine pools of the body: Manipulation of polyamine body pools. 22. Limiting the availability of polyamines for a developing tumour: an alternative approach to reducing tumour growth; I.F. Pryme, et al. 23. Polyamine homeostasis as target for manipulation of growth; B. Dorhout, F.A.J. Muskiet. Summary. Appendices. Index.
