Structural Aspects of Protein Synthesis (Series in Structural Biology)

The huge bibliography (82 pages) and extensive index that conclude Structural Aspects of Protein Synthesis will be of good service to the reader. They bear witness to the authors' expertise, as the whole book does. I expect that it will find its place on the desk of all structural biologists, biochemists and molecular biologists interested in protein synthesis. Crystallography Reviews This highly illustrated book provides an up-to-date description of the structure and function of the translation system including ribosomes, tRnas, translation factors, antibiotics and aminoacyl-tRna synthetases. Research on translation is undergoing rapid changes and is receiving significant attention as evidenced by the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009. The structural research by crystallography and cryo-Em forms part of an interactive framework that involves biochemistry and molecular computation. The book provides a comprehensive overview of translation in light of the structural results. It is a valuable resource for scientists in this and related fields, as well as for students taking courses with a focus on translation. There is no other book in this field currently except the previous edition of this book. The authors have for a long time worked in the field of structure and function of the translation system.