Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Conformation in Biology and DrugDesign; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Preface; Nomenclature and Abbreviations; Chapter 1. A Perspective on the Application of Physical Methods to Peptide Conformational-Biological Activity Studies; I. Introduction; II. Some Biological Considerations; III. Historical Development of Peptide Conformational Studies in Solution; IV. Theoretical Methods for Examining Peptide Conformations; V. Application of Conformational and Dynamic Studies of Peptides to Their Biological Activities; Acknowledgment; References.
  • Chapter 2. Circular Dichroism of PeptidesI. Introduction; II. General Aspects of Peptide CD; III. Specific Systems; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3. Application of Fluorescence Techniques in Studies of Peptide Conformations and Interactions; I. Introductory Remarks; II. Fluorophores in Peptides; III. Fluorescence Quantum Yield and Lifetime Measurements; IV. Fluorescence Polarization Studies; V. Measurement of Intramolecular Distances by Singlet-Singlet Resonance Energy Transfer Experiments; VI. Fluorescence Studies of Peptide Interactions with Macromolecular Systems; VII. Concluding Remarks.
  • AcknowledgmentReferences; Chapter 4. Theoretical Methods in the Analysis of Peptide Conformation; I. Introduction; II. Definitions and Conventions; III. Methodology; IV. Results; References; Chapter 5. Theoretical Simulation of Conformation, Energetics, and Dynamics of Peptides; I. Introduction; II. Techniques and Methodology; III. Applications; IV. Summary and Future Directions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6. Paramagnetic Metal Ions as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Probes of Peptide Conformation in Solution; I. Introduction; II. Paramagnetic Metal Ion-Induced Shifts and Relaxation Enhancements.
  • III. ConclusionsReferences; Chapter 7. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Peptide-Macromolecule Interactions; I. Introduction; II. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques; III. Peptide-Protein Interaction; IV. Peptide-Lipid Interaction; V. Peptide-Nucleic Acid Interactions; VI. Conclusions and Prospects; References; Chapter 8. Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Peptides; I. Introduction; II. Methods; III. Applications; IV. Prospects; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 9. Modern Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Peptides; I. Introduction; II. Conformational Homogeneity.
  • III. General Strategy for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Investigation of PeptidesIV. Assignment of Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Signals; V. Heteronuclear Techniques; VI. Sequence Analysis; VII. Quantitative Evaluation of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra; VIII. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Index.