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Protein Evolution.

This book provides an up-to-date summary of the principles of protein evolution and discusses both the methods available to analyze the evolutionary history of proteins as well as those for predicting their structure-function relationships.:.; Includes a significantly expanded chapter on genome evol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Patthy, Laszlo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Protein-coding genes; 1.1 Structure of protein-coding genes; 1.2 Transcription; 1.3 Translation; References; Useful internet resources; Chapter 2: Protein structure; 2.1 The polypeptide backbone; 2.2 The amino acids; 2.3 Covalent modifications of amino acid side chains; 2.3.1 Enzymatic modifications; 2.3.2 Nonenzymatic chemical modifications; 2.4 Interactions that govern protein folding and stability; 2.4.1 Noncovalent interactions; 2.4.2 The hydrophobic interaction.
  • 2.5 Secondary structural elements2.5.1 The a a -helix; 2.5.2 ß ß -sheets; 2.5.3 Reverse turns; 2.6 Supersecondary structures; 2.7 Tertiary structures of proteins; 2.7.1 Globular proteins; 2.7.2 Fibrous proteins; 2.7.3 Unusual structures of internally repeated proteins; 2.7.4 Secreted proteins and membrane proteins; 2.7.5 Intrinsically disordered proteins; 2.8 Multidomain proteins; 2.9 Multisubunit proteins; References; Useful internet resources; Chapt.