The Discreet Charm of Protein Binding Sites

This book is a passionate account of the scientific breakthroughs that led to the solution of the first protein structures and to the understanding of their function at atomic resolution. The book is divided into self-standing chapters that each deal with a protein or protein family. The subject is presented in a fluid, non-technical style that will engage student and scientists in biochemistry, biophysics, molecular and structure biology and physiology.

List of contents

Introduction.- Tubulin.- A variety of saccharide binding-sites.- The secret of protein sophistication.- Curious binding-sites - in membrane transport proteins.

Report

"This study is quite probably the inspiration behind 'The discreet charm', which is a personal, and passionate story of how proteins interact with other chemical moieties, be it organic molecules or other proteins. ... The book is well illustrated, both with copies of original figures from the referenced bibliography, as well as schematic structure figures prepared using Protein Data Bank (PDB) entries. ... the book is a pleasure to read." (Zygmunt Derewenda, Crystallography Reviews, May, 2016)

Product details

• Authors: Joseph Yariv
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.12.2015
• EAN: 9783319249940
• ISBN: 978-3-31-924994-0
• No. of pages: 60
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 245 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 233 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 60 p. 16 illus., 10 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Biochemistry, biophysics; Organische Chemie, Werkstoffprüfung, B, biochemistry, proteins, Crystallography and Scattering Methods, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Crystallography, Medical physics, Biophysics, Biological physics, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Bioorganic Chemistry, Protein Science, Protein-Ligand Interactions, Receptors, Protein Biochemistry