Protein Science

Written primarily for students embarking on an undergraduate bioscience degree, this primer introduces students to the essential topics in protein science clearly and concisely by describing the basic chemical structure of proteins, the factors that stabilize protein structures, protein function, and protein evolution.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction


• 2: Protein structure


• 3: Purification and structure determination of proteins


• 4: Survey of protein functions


• 5: Protein evolution

About the author

Arthur M. Lesk is Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at The Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of the highly successful Introduction to Bioinformatics, and Introduction to Genomics, both published by Oxford University Press.

Summary

Written primarily for students embarking on an undergraduate bioscience degree, this primer introduces students to the essential topics in protein science clearly and concisely by describing the basic chemical structure of proteins, the factors that stabilize protein structures, protein function, and protein evolution.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur Lesk, Arthur (Professor of Biochemistry and Molecu Lesk
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.12.2021
• EAN: 9780198846451
• ISBN: 978-0-19-884645-1
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Oxford Biology Primers
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Biochemistry, biophysics; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry, biochemistry, proteins