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Chemistry of the Cell Interface Part B

  • 1st Edition - January 1, 1971
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Harry Brown
  • Language: English

Chemistry of the Cell Interface, Part B deals with the relationship of structure to biochemical reactions. This book is divided into three chapters. Chapter VI focuses on the… Read more

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Chemistry of the Cell Interface, Part B deals with the relationship of structure to biochemical reactions. This book is divided into three chapters. Chapter VI focuses on the water's contribution to the reaction systems, emphasizing the nature of the cell's aqueous phases. The matrix-supported enzymes, technology of the model, and properties of enzymes bound to polymeric matrices that have been contrasted with solution and membrane particle systems are elaborated in Chapter VII. The last chapter focuses on the aspects of protein chemistry pertinent to the design of interface experimental systems. Other topics include the structure of water near interfaces, functional role of water in biological systems, and adsorbed and ionically bonded enzymes. The enzymes insolubilized by the use of bridging compounds and changes in protein conformation associated with chemical modification are likewise covered in this text. This publication is a good source for morphologists, chemists, and specialists of disciplines related to the chemistry of cell interface.

Table of contents


List of Contributors

Preface

Contents of Part A

Chapter VI. Structure and Properties of Water at Biological Interfaces

I. Introduction

II. Overview of Structure of Water

III. Structure of Water Near Interfaces

IV. Structural Aspects of Water in Biological Systems

V. Possible "Sites of Action" of Water Structure Effects

VI. Functional Role of Water in Biological Systems

VII. Review and Conclusions

VIII. Summary

References

Supplementary References

Chapter VII. Matrix-Supported Enzymes

I. Prologue. The Nature of the Biological Model and Its Application to the Study of Membrane-Borne Enzymes

II. Introduction

III. Adsorbed and Ionically Bonded Enzymes

IV. Lattice-Entrapped Enzymes

V. Cross-Linked Enzymes

VI. Covalently Bound Enzymes

VII. Enzymes Insolubilized by the Use of Bridging Compounds

VIII. Conclusions

References

Chapter VIII. Changes in Protein Conformation Associated with Chemical Modification

I. Introduction

II. Shape Properties

III. Short-Range Properties

IV. Conclusions

References

Author Index

Subject Index

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  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 1, 1971
  • Language: English

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