1 edition - Ventus Publishing ApS, 2010. – 36 p.The three-dimensional shape of a protein determines its function. The shape of proteins can change by small or large amounts; another term for shape is conformation.
Molecular Conformations introduces the fundamental physical and biochemical concepts that determine the conformation of a protein. The book starts by describing how DNA is converted into proteins and then continues with those factors that influence conformational change in a protein.
The book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how proteins execute their biochemical functions.Genetic origins of amino acids
Transcription and translation
Amino acid geometries and protein folding
Structure-function relationship of proteins
Conformational change via epigenetics
