Non-covalent Interactions in Proteins [Hardcover]

Andrey Karshikoff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 23, 2006

Although textbooks on the physics of condensed matter consider non-covalent interactions in detail, their application for analysis of protein properties is often poorly presented or omitted. On the other hand, books on biochemistry, molecular modeling or molecular simulation introduce these interactions in the context of the corresponding topic, which sometimes results in superficial explanations of their nature. This book succeeds in uniting comprehensive considerations of non-covalent interactions with the specificity of their application in protein sciences. The ideal aid for students of physics or chemistry, with interests in biology and biophysics, the book can also be useful for students of biology, biochemistry, or biomedicine who want to extend their knowledge of how protein properties are described at the molecular level.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 348 pages
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company (November 23, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860947077
• ISBN-13: 978-1860947070
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,409,973 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars At the Merger of Physics and Biology, January 23, 2007

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This review is from: Non-covalent Interactions in Proteins (Hardcover)

Many of the big advances in science in recent years has come from the merger of two sciences, and in this book the subject is the conjunction of physics and biology. The book was originally designed for a course as part of the post graduate program in nanobiology and biological physics. It was somewhat adapted for students with a background in the biological sciences, but it was then found that students from other universities of different backgrounds and interests were taking the class so its subject area was broadened to a more general nature.

The aim of this book is to unite the considerations of non-covalent interactions with the specificity of their application in protein sciences in a single reading.

The mathematics in this book has been reduced and simplified as far as possible because of the fear of math that is evidenced in many biologically oriented students. In this way the book can be a useful aid for students of biology, biochemistry, biomedicine and of course biophysics.