Biochemistry

Calcium plays an important role in a wide variety of biological processes. This divalent metal ion can bind to a large number of proteins; by doing so it modifies their biological activity or their stability. Because of its distinct che- cal properties...

In recent years there has been a tremendous increase in our understanding of the functioning of the cell at the molecular level. This has been achieved in the main by the invention and development of new methodology, parti- larly in that area generally...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Springer Book ArchivesBook InformationISBN 9780792388135Author Hugh YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 394Imprint Kluwer Academic PublishersPublisher Kluwer Academic Publishers

Microarray technology is a major experimental tool for functional genomic explorations, and will continue to be a major tool throughout this decade and beyond. The recent explosion of this technology threatens to overwhelm the scientific community...

This volume describes current fundamental advances in the experimental and theoretical study of molecular dynamics and stochastic dynamic simulations, X-ray crystallography and NMR of biomolecules, the structure of proteins and its prediction, time...

Inputs of nitrogen to terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems have increased several-fold over the last one hundred and fifty years, with the steepest increases during the last four decades. The expansion of fertilizer manu facture and use, the increase in...

The last few years have seen the rapid development of new methodology in the field of molecular biology. New techniques have been regularly intro duced and the sensitivity of older techniques greatly improved upon. Developments in the field of genetic...

The rapid advances made in the study of the synthesis, structure and function of biological macromole cules in the last fifteen years have enabled scientists concerned with antimicrobial agents to achieve a considerable measure of understanding of how...

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology provides detailed review articles concerned with aspects of chemical contaminants, including pesticides, in the total environment with toxicological considerations and consequences.Book...

During the past few decades we have witnessed an era of remarkable growth in the field of molecular biology. In 1950 very little was known of the chemical con stitution of biological systems, the manner in which information was transmitted from one...

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy, and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics in any segment of the...

TheobservationthatabloodclotspontaneouslydissolveswasfirstdescribedbyDenys in1889. Subsequently,thebloodclottingsystemwasshowntobeinvolvedintumor growth. Forexample,asearlyas1925,Fisherreportedthataviantissueexplantstrans-...

This volume aims to extract and summarize all information about CAK by pointing out commonly accepted facts and unresolved issues. It takes the reader from yeast to mammals and describes all areas that CAK is thought to be involved in. This volume is...

This volume is divided into three sections. Section I deals with factors that regulate the development and maturation of T cells and B cells and lymphocyte traffic. The significance of C-kit, Bcl-6, IL-7, and Vav in the development of T and B lymphocytes...

"Aminopeptidases in Biology and Disease" provides a comprehensive review of the emerging role of aminopeptidases in a range of biological processes and disease situations. Processes as diverse as angiogenesis, antigen presentation, neuropeptide...

Proteases in Tissue Remodelling of Lung and Heart is unique for its comprehensive presentation of protease function in lung and heart under both physiological conditions and major diseases manifesting in these two organs. The individual chapters have...

The Annexins is focused on a specific family of calcium and membrane-binding proteins, annexins, ubiquitously spread within living organisms, including animals, plants and fungi. The volume covers important areas of annexinology. The characterization of...

This book is based on an advanced course of lectures on ribosome structure and protein biosynthesis that I offer at the Moscow State University. These lectures have been part of a general course on molecular biology for almost three decades, and they...

Contains 29 papers and abridged notes from the September 1997 workshop. The many areas discussed included enzyme and gene networks; second messenger systems and signal transduction; automata, PDP, and cellular automata models; molecular and single neuron...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306455100Author Friedrich HaagFormat HardbackPage Count 488Imprint Kluwer Academic / Plenum PublishersPublisher Kluwer Academic Publishers Group

Focusing on the potential use in biotechnology of microorganisms that seem perfectly content in temperatures that would fry most of life as we know it, reviews aspects of ecology and isolation, taxonomy, physiology and metabolism, molecular biology and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306448355Author K. GardinerFormat HardbackPage Count 316Imprint Kluwer Academic / Plenum PublishersPublisher Kluwer Academic Publishers Group

Following three printings of the First Edition (1978), the publisher has asked for a Second Edition to bring the contents up to date. In doing so the authors aim to show how the newer microscopies are related to the older types with respect to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Springer Book ArchivesBook InformationISBN 9780216910119Author D.J. CandyFormat PaperbackPage Count 197Imprint Kluwer Academic PublishersPublisher Kluwer Academic Publishers Group

This book explains the role of simple biological model systems in the growth of molecular biology. Essentially the whole history of molecular biology is presented here, tracing the work in bacteriophages in E. coli, the role of other prokaryotic systems,...

Patterns and their formations appear throughout nature, and are studied to analyze different problems in science and make predictions across a wide range of disciplines including biology, physics, mathematics, chemistry, material science, and nanoscience...

This third edition volume expands on the previous editions with new and improved assays that ask essential questions of telomere regulation in diverse model systems. The chapters in this book discuss genetic, proteomic, genomic, biochemical, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781479784318Author Ernest P J D ChiodoFormat HardbackPage Count 82Imprint XlibrisPublisher XlibrisWeight(grams) 277gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm

This detailed book examines experimental approaches used to investigate the regulation and function of phosphoinositides (PtdInsP), rare eukaryotic phospholipids with a broad role in biological processes such as signal transduction, cell migration and...

This book merges approaches in understanding the function of the light-gated ion channels known as channelrhodopsin together with methods addressing how channelrhodopsins can be used to address biomedical questions on a cellular or organismal level...

This volume gives a comprehensive insight into established and novel methods to analyze the structure and function of lipid rafts. This book covers topics such as isolation of lipid rafts and their functional analysis using biochemical methods;...

This detailed collection explores techniques involved in the main strategies of nanopore sensing, such as translocation, analyte trapping, and interactions with external binding sites. Opening with a section on nanopore design and nanopore production,...

This updated book covers a wide range of techniques on RNA extraction, detection, quantification, visualization, and genome-wide profiling, from conventional methods to state-of-the-art high throughput approaches. It includes detailed techniques to...

This book provides a compendium of state-of-the-art methods for the labeling, detection, and purification of RNA and RNA-protein complexes and thereby constitutes an important toolbox for researchers interested in understanding the complex roles of RNA...

Recipient of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title (OAT) Award.Molecular Biology: Structure and Dynamics of Genomes and Proteomes illustrates the essential principles behind the transmission and expression of genetic information at the level of DNA, RNA,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621821519Author Carien M NiessenFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,U.S.Publisher Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783736970748Author Michael RosbashFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint CuvillierPublisher CuvillierWeight(grams) 159g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786203840438Author Subhamoy Singha RoyFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint LAP Lambert Academic PublishingPublisher LAP Lambert Academic...

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The proprotein convertase Furin is a serine endoprotease which cleaves protein precursors carboxyterminal of basic residues in motifs such as Arg-X-X-Arg and Lys/Arg-Arg. Cleavage usually results in activation of the proprotein but can also inactivate or...