ENGLISH

Protein condensation

By Gunton J.D. , Shiryayev A. , Pagan D.L.

Book information

Publisher
CUP
Year
2007
ISBN
0521851211, 9780521851213
Open Library ID
OL7766670M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4241385 bytes)
Pages
377\377
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2011-07-22 07:35:22
Биологические дисциплины;Биохимия

Description

The quest to understand the condensation of proteins from solutions is a rapidly evolving field. The purpose of this book is to bring to an interdisciplinary audience the state-of-the-art in current research. The first part of the book deals with issues related to the production of high quality protein crystals from solution. Since protein function is determined by structure, high quality protein crystals must be grown in order to determine their structure by X-ray crystallography. The book also discusses diseases that occur due to undesired protein condensation, an increasingly important subject. Examples include sickle cell anemia, cataracts and Alzheimer's disease. Current experimental and theoretical work on these diseases is discussed, which seeks understanding at a fundamental, molecular level, to prevent the undesired condensation from occurring. The book, containing color plate sections, is suitable for graduate students and academic researchers in physics, chemistry, structural biology, protein crystallography and medicine.

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