Alexei V. Finkelstein, Oleg Ptitsyn

Protein Physics

A Course of Lectures

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Protein Physics: A Course of Lectures covers the most general problems of protein structure, folding and function. It describes key experimental facts and introduces concepts and theories, dealing with fibrous, membrane, and water-soluble globular proteins, in both their native and denatured states.

The book systematically summarizes and presents the results of several decades of worldwide fundamental research on protein physics, structure, and folding, describing many physical models that help readers make estimates and predictions of physical processes that occur in proteins.

New to this revised edition is the inclusion of novel information on amyloid aggregation, natively disordered proteins, protein folding in vivo, protein motors, misfolding, chameleon proteins, advances in protein engineering & design, and advances in the modeling of protein folding.

Further, the book provides problems with solutions, many new and updated references, and physical and mathematical appendices. In addition, new figures (including stereo drawings, with a special appendix showing how to use them) are added, making this an ideal resource for graduate and advanced undergraduate students and researchers in academia in the fields of biophysics, physics, biochemistry, biologists, biotechnology, and chemistry.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Academic Press / Elsevier Science & Technology
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: C2015-0-04816-X
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 24mm x 150mm x 229mm
• Gewicht: 1080g
• ISBN-13: 9780128096765
• Artikelnr.: 45175243

Inhaltsangabe

Part I INTRODUCTIONLecture 1: Main functions of proteinsPart II ELEMENTARY INTERACTIONS IN AND AROUND PROTEINSLecture 2: Amino acid residues in proteinsLecture 3: Quantum mechanics, Pauli exclusion principle, and non-covalent interactionsLecture 4: Influence of water environmentLecture 5: Water, hydrophobicity and proteinsLecture 6: Influence of an aqueous environment on electrostatic interactionsPart III SECONDARY STRUCTURES OF POLYPEPTIDE CHAINSLecture 7: Secondary structure of polypeptidesLecture 8: Elements of statistical mechanicsLecture 9: Free energy of initiation and elongation of a-helices in a homopolypeptideLecture 10: 20 + 2 + 1 gene-coded amino acids in proteinsPart IV PROTEIN STRUCTURESLecture 11: Fibrous proteins, their functions, their regular primary and secondary structuresLecture 12: Membrane proteins; peculiarities of their structure and functionLecture 13: Globular proteinsLecture 14: Structure of a-proteinsLecture 15: Classification of protein foldsLecture 16: What secondary structure can be expected for random and quasi-random amino acid sequencesPart V COOPERATIVE TRANSITIONS IN PROTEIN MOLECULESLecture 17: "Well-folded" and "natively disordered" (or "intrinsically disordered") proteinsLecture 18: Denaturation of globular protein: why is it an "all-or-none" transitionLecture 19: Protein folding in vivo and in vitroLecture 20: Two-state folding of small proteins: kinetic analog of the thermodynamic "all-or-none" transitionLecture 21: Solution of "Levinthal paradox"Part VI PREDICTION AND DESIGN OF PROTEIN STRUCTURELecture 22: Protein structure prediction from amino acid sequencesLecture 23: Overview of approaches to prediction and recognition of tertiary structures of proteins from their amino acid sequencesPart VII PHYSICAL BACKGROUND OF PROTEIN FUNCTIONSLecture 24: Protein function and protein structureLecture 25: Combination of elementary functionsAppendix A.: Theory of coil-globule transitions in homopolymersAppendix B.: Theory of helix-coil transitions in homopolymers Appendix C.: Statistical physics of one-dimensional systems and dynamic programmingAppendix D.: Random energy model and energy gap in the random energy modelAppendix E.: How to use stereo drawingsProblems & Solutions

Rezensionen

"It is not always easy to translate a good lecture course into an equally engaging textbook, but Finkelstein and Ptitsyn have succeeded in this difficult task. The twenty-five chapters are not only an accurate and detailed introduction to the physics of proteins, but also remarkably lively. ...the book is a pleasure to read and is well suited both as a textbook used in a course on protein science and as a tool for self-study." --Ulrich H. E. Hansmann for the BULLETIN OF MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY, Sept. 2003

"The lectures are unique... anticipating questions from the students, and answering them, with an interspersion of simple examples...a good introduction to protein physics for students, ...will help chemists, physicists, and biologists acquire a widespread knowledge of current issues in protein structure, properties, and reactions." --Harold A. Scheraga, Todd Professor of Chemistry, Cornell University, USA

"Protein Physics provides all the essential information. ...concise, reliable and very well written" --Israel M. Gelfand, Distinguished Professor Rutgers University, USA

"Rigorous and thorough analysis of physical basis of protein structure...unique in its profound professionalism ... free, colloquial style." --Alexander S. Spirin, Professor of Biochemistry, Moscow University, Russia