Sund H, Blauer G
FEBS Lett. 1985 Jul 8;186(2):139-42. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(85)80696-7.
Many basic life processes such as oxygen transport, electron transport, photosynthesis and plant development, are mediated by tetrapyrroles. It has long been recognized that optical and other physicochemical properties of tetrapyrroles are highly important not only for characterization of the various relevant systems but also to provide a key role in the understanding of their structural and functional aspects. The symposium described below was devoted mainly to recent advances in the optical and molecular properties of biologically important systems, involving both cyclic and open-chain tetrapyrroles. The topics presented and discussed ranged from physics and chemistry to plant biology and medicine. This interdisciplinary character of the meeting conforms with previous symposia also held in Konstanz: Protein-Ligand Interactions (1974) and Transport by Proteins (1978) [see FEBS Lett. (1975) 54, 1-4, and FEBS Lett. (1979) 103, 1-4]. In order to stimulate exchange of ideas, new experimental approaches and techniques, emphasis was placed on the discussions following each presentation, reports of which are also included in the book published. Preprints of the papers presented were distributed some time prior to the symposium. The symposium was mainly supported by the Stiftung Volkswagenwerk and the University of Konstanz. The meeting was based on 29 invited lectures which were divided into four sections.
许多基本生命过程，如氧气运输、电子传递、光合作用和植物发育，都由四吡咯介导。长期以来，人们一直认识到四吡咯的光学和其他物理化学性质不仅对于表征各种相关系统非常重要，而且在理解其结构和功能方面起着关键作用。下面描述的研讨会主要致力于生物学重要系统的光学和分子性质的最新进展，涉及环状和开链四吡咯。所展示和讨论的主题涵盖从物理和化学到植物生物学和医学等领域。这次会议的跨学科性质与之前在康斯坦茨举行的研讨会一致：蛋白质-配体相互作用（1974年）和蛋白质运输（1978年）[见《欧洲生物化学学会联合会快报》（1975年）54卷，1 - 4页，以及《欧洲生物化学学会联合会快报》（1979年）103卷，1 - 4页]。为了促进思想交流、新的实验方法和技术，重点放在每次报告后的讨论上，这些讨论的报告也收录在已出版的书中。所提交论文的预印本在研讨会召开前一段时间就已分发。该研讨会主要由大众汽车基金会和康斯坦茨大学资助。会议基于29场邀请报告，这些报告分为四个部分。
