Biophysical Thermodynamics of Intracellular Processes : Molecular Machines: Molecular Machines of the Living Cell - Lev A. Blumenfeld - Books - Springer-Verlag New York Inc. - 9780387941790 - May 27, 1994
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Lev A. Blumenfeld
Biophysical Thermodynamics of Intracellular Processes : Molecular Machines: Molecular Machines of the Living Cell 1st edition

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The main goal of this book is to describe in physical terms the peculiar features of "machines" having molecular dimensions that play the principal role in the most important biological processes, viz., energy transduction and enzyme catalysis. Since these molecular engines work with thermal, chemical, and mechanical energy, the appropriate framework to discuss them comes from thermodynamics and chemical kinetics. The book thus begins with a review of the thermodynamics and chemical kinetics. It then discusses the notion of molecular machines, and in particular, the problems associated with applying thermodynamics to small systems such as enzymes. The authors then turn to enzyme catalysis, discussing theoretical and experimental investigations of protein dynamics. The concluding chapter deals with energy transduction in biological membranes, focusing on ATP synthesis.

177 pages, biography

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released May 27, 1994
ISBN13 9780387941790
Publishers Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Pages 177
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 20 mm   ·   427 g   (Weight (estimated))
Language English  

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