Nature's Robots : a History of Proteins

Zusatztext Review from previous edition anyone interested in proteins will find Nature's Robots an absorbing and often exciting story! as well as a major contribution to scholarship. Informationen zum Autor Both authors are Emeritus Professors at Duke University, Durham, NC, USA and both are former Guggenheim Fellows. Tanford is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (USA). They live in Easingwold, UK. Klappentext - The quest to discover the nature of proteins--themolecules at the heart of all living processes Zusammenfassung This history of protein science involves heroes from the past, working mostly alone or in small groups, usually with little support from formal research groups. It is also a story that embraces a number of historically important scientific controversies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chemistry 2: Crystallinity, haemaglobin 3: The peptide bond 4: Proteins are true macromolecules 5: Bristling with charges 6: Fibrous proteins 7: Analytical imperative 8: Amino acid sequence 9: Subunits and domains Detailed Structure 11: Hydrogen bonds and the alpha-helix 12: Irving Langmuir and the hydrophobic factor 13: Three-dimensional structure Physiological Function 15: Are enzymes proteins? 16: Antibodies 17: Colour vision 18: Muscle contraction 19: Cell membranes How are proteins made? 21: After the double helix: the triplet code 22: The new alchemy Notes and References Indexes

Product details

• Authors: Jacqueline Reynolds, Jaqueline Reynolds, Charles Tanford, Tanford Charles
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.12.2003
• EAN: 9780198606949
• ISBN: 978-0-19-860694-9
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Oxford Paperbacks; Oxford Paperbacks
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); popular science, SCIENCE / History, 20th Century, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, biochemistry, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, History of Science, proteins, Genetics (non-medical)