Biophysical Chemistry

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Edition: 2nd
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Pub. Date: 2011-02-23
Publisher(s): Royal Society of Chemistry
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Summary

This fully revised and expanded second edition of a highly popular book covers the physical chemistry of biological macromolecules and how to study it using up-to-date experimental techniques. The approach used in the book is experimental because this is the way science actually works, and in addition the subject does not yet have the rigorous theoretical understanding sometimes found in more mature areas of chemistry. As a result of this approach, the topic is generally regarded as fun and interesting which is why it poses fascinating challenges for both theoretical and experimental scientists. The updated edition includes a new chapter on imaging, which covers recent developments in a range of biomolecular imaging techniques. The chapter on circular dichroism has been fully revised to conform to more up-to-date convention and the section on multi-dimensional NMR has been improved. These revisions give the student an overview of the range of techniques available, together with the underlying physical basis, sufficient to act as a platform for more detailed treatment elsewhere. Other updates include recent developments arising from genome projects and a new additional section on foams and surfactants reflecting recent advances in biofoams, with topical marginal notes and brief explanation of surface tension. The note about units has been expanded to include other commonly used non-SI units (eg the calorie). The "References" and "Further Reading" sections have been updated for all chapters and the marginal notes revised and updated where required with new marginal notes added where appropriate. The level adopted in this tutorial text is suitable for early undergraduate years in chemical or physical sciences, however, since this interdisciplinary topic is often postponed to later years, the book can also act as a basis for more advanced study. Students in other areas of the biological sciences will also appreciate the less intimidating approach to physical chemistry in the book.

Table of Contents

Biological Moleculesp. 1
Introductionp. 1
Proteins and Polypeptidesp. 2
Polynucleotidesp. 8
Polysaccharidesp. 10
Fats, Lipids and Detergentsp. 11
Waterp. 13
Foams, Surfactants and Emulsionsp. 17
Acids, Bases, Buffers and Polyelectrolytesp. 18
A Note about Unitsp. 21
Problemsp. 23
Referencesp. 24
Further Readingp. 24
Spectroscopyp. 25
Electromagnetic Waves and their Interactionsp. 25
UV/Visible Spectroscopyp. 33
Circular Dichroismp. 46
Fluorescencep. 51
Vibrational Spectroscopy: IR and Ramanp. 63
NMR (Brief Overview)p. 69
Problemsp. 76
Referencesp. 78
Further Readingp. 79
Mass Spectrometryp. 80
Introductionp. 80
Ion Sourcesp. 81
Ionization Methodsp. 82
Mass Analysersp. 84
Detectionp. 86
Applications of MSp. 87
Problemsp. 91
Referencesp. 92
Further Readingp. 92
Hydrodynamicsp. 93
Density and Molecular Volumep. 93
Analytical Ultracentrifugationp. 98
Sedimentation Equilibriump. 99
Sedimentation Ratep. 100
Diffusion and Brownian Motionp. 102
Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)p. 106
Viscosityp. 106
Problemsp. 109
Referencesp. 110
Further Readingp. 110
Thermodynamics and interactionsp. 111
A Bluffer's Guide to Molecular Thermodynamicsp. 111
Differential Scanning Calorimetryp. 116
Isothermal Titration Calorimetryp. 119
Binding Equilibriump. 122
General Methods for Determining Thermodynamic Propertiesp. 123
Thermal Shift Assaysp. 128
Equilibrium Dialysisp. 130
Protein Solubility and Crystallizationp. 131
Problemsp. 135
Referencesp. 137
Further Readingp. 138
Kineticsp. 139
Basic Kineticsp. 139
Rapid Reaction Techniquesp. 144
Relaxation Methodsp. 146
Hydrogen Exchangep. 149
Surface Plasmon Resonancep. 150
Enzyme Kineticsp. 152
Problemsp. 157
Referencesp. 158
Further Readingp. 159
Chromatography and Electrophoresisp. 160
Chromatographyp. 160
Electrophoresisp. 166
Problemsp. 171
Referencesp. 172
Further Readingp. 172
imagingp. 173
Waves and Particlesp. 173
Lenses or No Lenses: Reconstructing the Imagep. 174
X-ray Diffraction and Protein Crystallographyp. 178
Fibre Diffraction and Small-angle Scatteringp. 185
Neutron Diffraction and Scatteringp. 186
Electron Microscopyp. 187
Problemsp. 190
Referencesp. 191
Further Readingp. 191
Single Moleculesp. 192
How Many Molecules can Stand on the Head of a Pin?p. 192
Thermodynamic Fluctuations and the Ergodic Hypothesisp. 194
Atomic Force Microscopyp. 196
Optical Tweezers and Trapsp. 199
Single Molecule Fluorescencep. 201
Problemsp. 203
Referencesp. 204
Further Readingp. 204
Answers to Problemsp. 206
Subject Indexp. 218
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