Textbook Of Structural Biology

by Anders Liljas, Lars Liljas, Jure Piskur, Goran Lindblom, Poul Nissen

Overview

Latest Edition: Textbook of Structural Biology (2nd Edition)This is an important textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in structural biology, chemistry, biochemistry, biology and medicine. Written by a team of leading scientists in the field, it covers all the essential aspects of proteins, nucleic acids and lipids, including the rise and fall of proteins, membranes and gradients, the structural biology of cells, and evolution — the comparative structural biology. The focus is on interesting and relevant molecular structures as well as central biology.This comprehensive volume is richly illustrated with more than 200 color figures. So far, there has been a lack of comprehensive textbooks on structural biology that are up to date; this book is written to fill the gap. An accompanying CD contains high-resolution images that can be projected in a classroom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789812772084
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	02/06/2009
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	580
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 10.20(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Preface v

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Chapter 2 Basics of Protein Structure 11

Chapter 3 Basics of Nucleic Acid Structure 59

Chapter 4 The Basics of Lipids and Membrane Structure 123

Chapter 5 Enzymes 159

Chapter 6 Metabolism of DNA: Replication and Recombination 199

Chapter 7 Transcription 221

Chapter 8 Protein Synthesis - Translation 261

Chapter 9 Protein Folding and Degradation 295

Chapter 10 Membrane Proteins 335

Chapter 11 Signal Transduction 367

Chapter 12 Cell Motility and Transport 397

Chapter 13 Structural Aspects of Cell-Cell Interactions 423

Chapter 14 The Immune System 437

Chapter 15 Virus Structure and Function 449

Chapter 16 Structural Biology and the Evolution of Biomacromolecules 465

Appendix A Bonds and Energetics of Macromolecules 485

Appendix B Methods for Fold Comparison 495

Appendix C Prediction of Protein Conformation 509

Appendix D Assignment of Function of Proteins 527

Appendix E Protein Modification 535

Appendix F Nobel Laureates 549

Index 553