Biomacromolecules; introduction to structure, function, and informatics.047171397X Biomacromolecules; introduction to structure, function, and informatics. Tsai, C. Stan. Wiley-Liss 2007 740 pages $125.00 Hardcover QP801 Biomacromolecules, states Tsai (former professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Carleton U., Canada), "are fundamental structural and functional units of cells and therefore are at the very core of biochemical interest." His textbook introduces the structures, functions, and informatics of biomacromolecules to students already familiar with the general aspects of biochemistry. After introductory chapters discuss such topics as monomer monomer (mŏn`əmər): see polymer. monomer Molecule of any of a class of mostly organic compounds that can react with other molecules of the same or other compounds to form very large molecules (polymers). constituents of biomacromolecules and processes of purification and characterization, three separate chapters discuss nucleic acids Nucleic acids The cellular molecules DNA and RNA that act as coded instructions for the production of proteins and are copied for transmission of inherited traits. , proteins, and polysaccharides as biomacromolecular structures. The next three chapters discuss studies of biomacromolecular structures in individual examinations of spectroscopic analysis spectroscopic analysis n. Analysis of a spectrum to determine characteristics of its source; for example, analysis of the optical spectrum of an incandescent body to determine its composition or motion. Noun 1. of conformation con·for·ma·tion n. One of the spatial arrangements of atoms in a molecule that can come about through free rotation of the atoms about a single chemical bond. , chemical synthesis, and computation and modeling. Biomacromolecular interactions, biomacromolecular catalysis catalysis Modification (usually acceleration) of a chemical reaction rate by addition of a catalyst, which combines with the reactants but is ultimately regenerated so that its amount remains unchanged and the chemical equilibrium of the conditions of the reaction is not , signal transduction and biodegradation, and biosynthesis Biosynthesis The synthesis of more complex molecules from simpler ones in cells by a series of reactions mediated by enzymes. The overall economy and survival of the cell is governed by the interplay between the energy gained from the breakdown of compounds and genetic transmission are the subjects of four chapters immediately preceding the coverage of bioinformatics, which includes chapters on genomics, proteomics, and glycomics. The concluding chapter explores biomacromolecular evolution. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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