Biological Kinetics

List of contents

Preface; Fundamental concepts in biochemical reaction theory; Equilibrium binding of macromolecules with ligands; Allosteric and induced-fit theories of protein binding; Positive and negative cooperativity; Graphical representations for tetramer binding; Enzyme induction; Molecular models for receptor to adenylate cyclase coupling; Models for oscillations and excitability in biochemical systems; Control of neurotransmitter release: use of facilitation to analyze the regulation of intracellular calcium; Acceptable and unacceptable models of liver regeneration in the rat; Chaos; Index.

Summary

As interest in theoretical biology grows, so does the need for an accessible link between these theories and experiments. The central purpose of this book is to illustrate the premise that examination of the kinetics of biological processes can give valuable information concerning the underlying mechanisms that are responsible for these processes.

Product details

• Authors: Segel, Lee A. Segel, Lee A. (Weizmann Institute of Science Segel
• Assisted by: C. Cannings (Editor), Lee A. Segel (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.01.1992
• EAN: 9780521391849
• ISBN: 978-0-521-39184-9
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Social an
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Miscellaneous