Protein folding / Eric C. Walters, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Walters, Eric C.

Series:

Protein biochemistry, synthesis, structure, and cellular functions series.

Biochemistry research trends series.

Protein biochemistry, synthesis, structure and cellular functions

Biochemistry research trends

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protein folding.

Proteins--Conformation.

Proteins.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (639 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presents research from around the globe in the study of protein folding, including heterologous protein folding in yeast; how homodimeric proteins fold and assemble; ribosome assisted protein folding; protein disulphide isomerases; and, self-assembling peptids for biomedical applications.

Contents:

""LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""PROTEIN DISULPHIDE ISOMERASES:DIVERSITY AND ROLES IN PLANTS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""1. BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PDILS""; ""1.1. Composition of the TRX Superfamily and PDIL Family""; ""1.2. Biochemical Structures of Protein Disulphide Isomerases""; ""1.3. Primary Biochemical Activity of PDI""; ""2. THE HUMAN PDIL FAMILY""; ""2.1. Composition and Structural Diversity of Human PDILs""; ""2.2. Functions of PDILs in Human and Other Mammals""; ""3. PDI IN CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII""

""4. DIVERSITY OF PLANT PDILS""""4.1. PDILs in Arabidopsis thaliana""; ""4.2. PDILs in Soybean""; ""4.3. PDILs in Other Dicots""; ""4.4. PDILs in Cereals""; ""5. FUNCTIONS OF PDILS IN PLANTS""; ""5.1. Roles of PDI in Assortment and Deposition of Seed Storage Proteins inPlants""; ""5.1.1. Roles in seed storage protein processes and ER stress in dicots""; ""5.1.2. Roles in seed storage protein processes and ER stress in cereals""; ""5.2. Roles of PDILs in Plant Development""; ""5.2.1. Roles in chloroplast biogenesis/photosynthetic apparatus or processes""

""5.2.2. Roles in reproductive tissues and seed development""""5.3. Roles of PDILs In Response to Other Abiotic and Biotic Stresses inPlants""; ""5.4. Other Roles of PDILs in Plants""; ""6. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""SELF-ASSEMBLING PEPTIDES FOR BIOMEDICALAPPLICATIONS: IR AND RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIESFOR THE STUDY OF SECONDARY STRUCTURE""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""Biomaterials and The Particular Case Of Self-Assembling Peptides""; ""2. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES FOR THE STUDYOF SELF-ASSEMBLING PEPTIDES""

""2.1. Experimental Studies in Solution""""2.2. Experimental Studies on Peptides Adsorbed on Different Surfaces""; ""2.3. Theoretical Studies""; ""2.4. The Contribution of IR and Raman Spectroscopies to the Study ofPeptide and Protein Structure""; ""2.4.1. Secondary structure""; ""2.4.2. AA side-chains""; ""Tyrosine""; ""Carboxylate and ammonium groups""; ""3. RAMAN AND IR STUDIES ON SELF-ASSEMBLING PEPTIDES""; ""3.1. Synthesis and Purification of Self-Assembling Peptides""; ""3.2. Sample Preparation for the Spectroscopic Analysis""

""3.3. Influence of Saline Phosphate Buffer on SAPs Structure""""3.3.1. Structure of SAPs after synthesis""; ""3.1.2. Structure of SAPs after treatment in saline phosphate buffer""; ""3.2. Interactions of Saps with TiO2 Surfaces: Effects on the SAP Structure""; ""4. CONCLUSION""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""STABILITY AND STABILIZATION OF PROTEINS:THE RIBONUCLEASE A EXAMPLE""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY""; ""KINETIC STABILITY""; ""MECHANISTIC ASPECTS OF PROTEIN UNFOLDINGAND PROTEIN STABILIZATION""; ""THE RIBONUCLEASE A EXAMPLE""

""Thermodynamic Stability of RNase A""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61761-259-6