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Polymerization in biological systems / editors, G. E. W. Wolstenholme, Maeve O'Connor.

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Book
Conference/Event
Contributor:
Wolstenholme, G. E. W. (Gordon Ethelbert Ward)
O'Connor, Maeve.
Ciba Foundation.
Conference Name:
Symposium on Polymerization Reactions in Biological Systems (1972 : London, England)
Series:
Ciba Foundation symposium ; 7.
Ciba foundation symposium ; 7 (new ser.)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Macromolecules--Congresses.
Macromolecules.
Polymerization--Congresses.
Polymerization.
Polymers--Congresses.
Polymers.
Biochemistry--Congresses.
Biochemistry.
Biosynthesis--Congresses.
Biosynthesis.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 314 pages) : illustrations
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Amsterdam ; New York : Associated Scientific Publishers, 1972.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.
Contents:
Intro
Polymerization in Biological Systems
Contents
Introduction : the objectives
Synthetic polymers, biopolymers and block polymers
Discussion
Mechanisms in the chemical syntheses of polypeptides and polynucleotides
On the function of DNA-dependent RNA polymerase
Discussion Evolution of biological macromolecules
Protein synthesis machinery and the regulation of messenger RNA translation
Bacterial cell wall biosynthesis
Molecular configuration and states of aggregation of biopolymers
Formation of the native structure of proteins: inferences from the kinetics of denaturation and renaturation
Folding of nucleic acids
Interactions between synthetic polymer molecules
Assembly in biological systems
The polymorphism of tobacco mosaic virus protein and its signifi- cance for the assembly of the virus
Protein interactions in the myofibril
The lac repressor and the lac operator
Protein-lipid interactions
General Discussion
Receptor proteins
Recognition of macromolecules
Predicting three-dimensional protein structure
Mechanisms of length determination in protein assemblies
Chairman's summary
Index of contributors
Subject index.
Notes:
"Held at the Ciba Foundation, London, 14th-16th March 1972."
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:
9786613693617
9780470719909
0470719907
9781280783227
1280783222
9780470717561
0470717564
OCLC:
797918254

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