Essentials of Biophysics P Narayanan
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University of Mumbai, Formerly at John Hopkins University Medical School, Baltimore, USA
532pp., £40.00 / $75.00 ISBN 978 1 848290 341 (Hardback)
Publication: 10th January 2010 KEY SELLING POINTS
* Cross disciplinary * High level, academically rigorous * A subject subject of growing growing importance importance THE BOOK
Biophysics is the bridge between the physical and natural sciences. There is a direct correlation and equivalence between betw een physical physical and medica medical/bi l/biolog ologica icall science. The aim of this boo book k is to present present all the topics that can be classified classified as essential essential to biophysic biophysics:s:- chemical bonding bonding (quantum (quantum physics), physics), cellula cellular, r, molecular molecular and membrane biophysics, biophysics, biophys biophysical ical chemistry of biomolecu biomolecules, les, physiochem physiochemical ical techniqu techniques es (spectroscopies, (spectroscopies, microscopies, NMR, X-Ray diffraction), bioenergetics, biomechanics, photo-chemo- and radiation biophysics, and bioinformatics. The contents are organised into 4 sections containing 18 sub-sections. An overview is given for each section that comprises comprises sever several al chapters chapters with with a common theme. theme. Each chapte chapterr is summarised summarised in adva advanc nce e with with a hand handy y synopsis to assist the reader's understanding. Further reading is suggested at the end of every chapter. And the appendices and glossary at the end of the book provide an easy access to the more technical concepts, phrases and terminology. "Essent "Essential ials s of Biophy Biophysic sics" s" can the there refor fore e by defi defini niti tion on be used used on a wide wide rang range e of cross disci discipl plin inary ary science science courses, and will also serve as a valuable reference work in physical and natural science libraries. CONTENTS
Section I Biomolecular Structures 1. Atoms, Bonds and Molecules Molecules 2. Proteins 3. Nucleic Acids 4. Carbohydrates 5. Lipids and Membranes 6. Bioinformatics Section II Physical Techniques in Structure Determination 7. Separation Method Met hods s 8. Spectroscopies Spectroscopies 9. Nuclea Nuclearr Ma Magne gnetic tic Resonance (NMR) (NMR) 10. X-Ray X-Ray Diffracti Diffraction on 11. Microscopi Microscopies es 12. Lasers and Ho Holog lograp raphy hy Section Section III Bioenerg Bioenergetics etics 13. Thermodynamic Thermodynamics s 14. PhotoPhoto- and Chem Chemo-Bio o-Bioenerg energetics etics Section IV Biological Biological Systems System s 15. Neurobiophysics Neurobiophysics 16. Biomechanics 17. Bioelectronics 18. Radiation Radiation Biophysics
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