Biophysical Chemistry Part Iii : The Behavior Of Biological Macromolecules

The three beautifully illustrated volumes of Biophysical Chemistry offer a comprehensive, modern treatment of the physical properties of biological macro-molecules and the physical techniques used to study them. Part 1 deals with the structure of biological macromolecules and the forces that determine structure. Part 2 discusses the techniques used in the study of biological structure and function, treating a few in considerable detail rather than attempting to describe every technique known. Part 3 demonstrates how techniques and principles can be used together in the study of the equilibrium and dynamic properties of biological macromolecules. Biophysical Chemistry is appropriate for a broad spectrum of advanced under-graduate and graduate courses and is also a comprehensive resource for researchers. Because many of the chapters in each part are self-contained, the material is readily adaptable to a variety of course organizations. Problems are included for each chapter, along with a list of critical references for those wishing to explore topics in further detail. Each volume of Biophysical Chemistry includes answers to the problems and an index. Contents :- Contents in Brief of Parts I and II Preface Glossary of Symbols PART III The Behavior of Biological Macromolecules 15. Ligand Interactions at Equilibrium 16. Kinetics of Ligand Interactions 17. Regulation of Biological Activity 18. Configurational Statistics of Polymer Chains 19. Elementary Polymer-Chain Hydrodynamics and Chain Dimensions 20. Conformational Equilibria of Polypeptides and Proteins : The Helix-Coil Transition 21. Conformational Equilibria of Polypeptides and Proteins : Reversible Folding of Proteins 22. Nucleic Acid Structural Transitions 23. Statistical Mechanics and Kinetics of Nucleic Acid Interactions 24. Tertiary Structure of Nucleic Acids 25. Introduction to Membrane Equilibria and to Bilayers Appendix A : Review of Elementary Matrix Algebra Appendix B : Answers to Problems Index to Part