Proteins: structure and function

Abstract

Preface. 1. An introduction to protein structure and function. 2. Amino acids: the building blocks of proteins. 3. The three-dimensional structure of proteins. 4. The structure and function of fibrous proteins. 5. The structure and function of membrane proteins. 6. The diversity of proteins. 7. Enzyme kinetics, structure, function and catalysis. 8. Protein synthesis, processing and turnover. 9. Protein expression, purification and characterization. 10. Physical methods of determining the three-dimensional structure of proteins. 11. Protein folding in vivo and in vitro. 12. Protein structure and a molecular approach to medicine. Epilogue. Glossary. Appendices. Bibliography. References. Index.