{"product_id":"introduction-to-proteins-structure-function-and-motion-second-edition-9781498747172","title":"Introduction to Proteins: Structure, Function, and Motion, Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Proteins\u003c\/em\u003e provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art introduction to the structure, function, and motion of proteins for students, faculty, and researchers at all levels. The book covers proteins and enzymes across a wide range of contexts and applications, including medical disorders, drugs, toxins, chemical warfare, and animal behavior. Each chapter includes a Summary, Exercises, and References.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew features in the thoroughly-updated second edition include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA brand-new chapter on enzymatic catalysis\u003c\/strong\u003e, describing enzyme biochemistry, classification, kinetics, thermodynamics, mechanisms, and applications in medicine and other industries. These are accompanied by\u003cb\u003e multiple animations\u003c\/b\u003e of biochemical reactions and mechanisms, \u003cb\u003e accessible via embedded QR codes\u003c\/b\u003e (which can be viewed by smartphones)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn in-depth discussion of \u003cb\u003eG-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA wider-scale description of \u003cstrong\u003ebiochemical and biophysical methods for studying proteins\u003c\/strong\u003e, including \u003cb\u003efully accessible internet-based resources\u003c\/b\u003e, such as databases and algorithms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAnimations of protein dynamics and conformational changes\u003c\/strong\u003e, accessible via embedded QR codes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional features\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtensive discussion of the energetics of protein folding, stability and interactions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA comprehensive view of membrane proteins, with emphasis on structure-function relationship\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCoverage of intrinsically unstructured proteins, providing a complete, realistic view of the proteome and its underlying functions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExploration of industrial applications of protein engineering and rational drug design\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach chapter includes a Summary, Exercies, and References\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApproximately 300 color images\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDownloadable solutions manual available at www.crcpress.com\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more information, including all presentations, tables, animations, and exercises, as well as a complete teaching course on proteins' structure and function, please visit the author's website.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the first edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book captures, in a very accessible way, a growing body of literature on the structure, function and motion of proteins. This is a superb publication that would be very useful to undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and instructors involved in structural biology or biophysics courses or in research on protein structure-function relationships.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Sheehan\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChemBioChem\u003c\/i\u003e, 2011\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Proteins\u003c\/em\u003e is an excellent, state-of-the-art choice for students, faculty, or researchers needing a monograph on protein structure. This is an immensely informative, thoroughly researched, up-to-date text, with broad coverage and remarkable depth. \u003cem\u003eIntroduction to Proteins \u003c\/em\u003ewould provide an excellent basis for an upper-level or graduate course on protein structure, and a valuable addition to the libraries of professionals interested in this centrally important field.\" --\u003cstrong\u003eEric Martz\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Education\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Amit Kessel\u003c\/strong\u003e co-founded and headed the R\u0026amp;D department of \u003ci\u003eES-IS Technologies\u003c\/i\u003e, which designs novel enzymatic solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. He studied and trained at Tel-Aviv University and Columbia University, and is currently involved in several academic and industrial biotech initiatives, focusing on experimentally-guided protein structure prediction and on the in-vitro construction of protein-based nanoparticles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Nir Ben-Tal \u003c\/strong\u003eis based in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Tel Aviv University. His lab has predicted the 3-D structures of numerous transmembrane proteins, providing molecular insight into their mechanisms, and has also developed the ConSurf web-server for the detection of functional regions by mapping evolutionary data onto protein structures (jointly with the Mayrose and Pupko labs). He studied and trained at the Hebrew University, the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, and Columbia University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50901704933650,"sku":"9781498747172","price":132.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1d86b1bb-ac25-4eb2-904a-e08b668e24f1.jpg?v=1738436114","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/introduction-to-proteins-structure-function-and-motion-second-edition-9781498747172","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}