Introduction to proteins : structure, function, and motion
AUTHOR : Kessel, Amit
CALL NO : QU55 K42i 2018
IMPRINT : Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, c2018
Introduction to Proteins shows how proteins can be analyzed in multiple ways. It refers to the roles of proteins and enzymes in diverse contexts and everyday applications, including medical disorders, drugs, toxins, chemical warfare, and animal behavior. This edition includes a brand-new chapter on enzymatic catalysis and biochemistry, an in-depth discussion of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), and a wider-scale description of methods for studying proteins.
Features
- Extensive discussion of the energetics of protein folding, stability, and interactions
- Discusses enzymes and catalytic mechanisms within the contexts of biochemistry, metabolism, medicine and industry
- Provides a comprehensive view of membrane proteins, with emphasis on G protein-coupled receptors and transport proteins
- Covers intrinsically unstructured proteins to provide a complete, realistic view of the proteome, and to explore the full repertoire of protein functions
- Discusses contemporary experimental and computational methods for studying protein structure and dynamics
- Explores industrial applications of protein engineering, and rational drug design
- Identifies popular and fully accessible internet-based resources for the study of proteins, such as databases and algorithms
- Provides animations of biochemical processes, enzymatic mechanisms, and protein conformational changes via embedded QR codes: easily played by any smartphone
- Provides roughly 300 color images.
