About the Book

Biophysics Chemistry

Biophysical chemistry is a relatively new branch of chemistry that covers a broad spectrum of research activities, involving biological systems. Biophysical chemistry is a relatively new branch of chemistry that covers a broad spectrum of research activities involving biological systems. The most common feature of the research in this subject is to seek explanation of the various phenomena in biological systems in terms of either the molecules that make up the system or the supra-molecular structure of these systems. Biophysical chemistry studies the properties of biological molecules along with the principles and methods of physics and physical chemistry. Experimentation and computation combine at Cornell to probe the structure, dynamics, interactions, and functions of individual biological macromolecules and supramolecular complexes. Primary biological conformational processes such as protein folding, protein dynamics, and binding are addressed by theoretical methods and experiments. X-ray crystallography determines structures of biologically active molecules such as anti-tumor agents, immunosuppressents, and protein complexes. This book is good appetizer for all students seeking orientation in this fascinating field of physical and chemical science. CONTENTS : (1)Biological Functions of Proteins (2) Nucleic Acid Structure (3)Thermodynamics (4)Biological Applications of Atomic Force Microscope (5)Principles of Quantum Mechanics (6)Classical Geometry and Mechanics (7)X-ray Crystallography (8)Spectroscopy (9)Chemical Dynamics.