MECHANISMS OF PROTEIN FOLDING by Roger H. Pain (Editor) ( 9780199633975 )

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ISBN 10:

0199633975

ISBN 13:

9780199633975

Publisher:

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

7 April, 1994

Series:

Frontiers in Molecular Biology 3

Pages:

288

Description:

A valuable handbook which will be essential for all fascinated by the power and flexibility of proteins.Most people have seen the beautiful pictures of proteins and are also aware that proteins and enzymes consist of strings of amino acids. What has fascinated scientists is how the one dimensional string folds into the three dimensional structure that functions biologically. This book gives an up to date account of the search for this `code' and of its industrial and medical importance.

Synopsis:

The past five years have seen a giant leap forward in our understanding of the way proteins fold into their three dimensional, functional conformations. In this volume a group of leading scientists in the field review and assess the experimental evidence that underpins these advances and look for signs of a general picture of how proteins fold. They show how these major conformational changes are leading to new insights into other fields such as membrane translocation and pore formation as well as the clinically important aggregation phenomena. A valuable handbook which will be essential for all fascinated by the power and flexibilty of proteins.

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halftones, line figures, tables

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Oxford University Press

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