Introduction to Peptides and Proteins

PrefaceFurther ReadingBiographyIntroduction to Part 1; Matjaž ZorkoFrom Building Block to 3-D StructureAmino Acids; Matjaž ZorkoNoncovalent Interactions; Matjaž ZorkoStructural Organization of Proteins; Matjaž ZorkoProtein Biosynthesis and Posttranslational ModificationsThe Biosynthesis of Proteins; Matjaž ZorkoPosttranslational Modifications; Matjaž ZorkoFolding of ProteinsProtein Folding; Matjaž ZorkoIntracellular Sorting of Proteins; Gunnar von HeijneProtein DegradationProtein Turnover; Matjaž ZorkoIntroduction to Part II; Astrid GräslundPurification and Characterization of Proteins; Matjaž ZorkoCrystallography and X-Ray Diffraction Astrid GräslundOptical Spectroscopy; Astrid GräslundNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR); Astrid GräslundMethods to Follow Protein Folding; Astrid GräslundMass Spectrometry; Astrid GräslundChemical Synthesis of Peptides and Proteins; Ülo LangelIntroduction to Part III; Tiit LandProtein Engineering and Gene Silencing; Ülo LangelProtein-Ligand Interactions; Ülo LangelSequence Analysis and Function Prediction; Tiit LandProtein Structure Prediction; Tiit LandProteomics; Sherry Niessen and Benjamin F. CravattIntroduction to Part IV; Ülo LangelEnzymes; Matjaž ZorkoNucleic Acid-Binding Proteins; Ülo LangelCell Surface Receptors and Signaling; Ülo LangelMembrane Proteins; Gunnar von HeijneAntibodies; Ülo LangelFibrous Proteins; Ülo LangelSelected Classes of Bioactive Peptides; Ülo LangelIntroduction to Part V; Ülo Langel and Astrid GräslundMisfolding-Based Diseases; Astrid GräslundMiscleavage-Based Diseases; Astrid GräslundMissequence-Based Diseases; Astrid GräslundPeptides and Proteins as Drugs; Ülo Langel.

Front cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Further Reading -- Biography -- From Building Blocks to 3-D Structure -- Introduction to Part I -- Chapter 1. Amino Acids -- Chapter 2. Noncovalent Interactions -- Chapter 3. Structural Organization of Proteins -- Protein Biosynthesis and Posttranslational Modifications -- Chapter 4. The Biosynthesis of Proteins -- Chapter 5. Posttranslational Modifications -- Folding of Proteins -- Chapter 6. Protein Folding -- Chapter 7. Intracellular Sorting of Proteins -- Protein Degradation -- Chapter 8. Protein Turnover -- Introduction to Part II -- Chaper 9. Purification and Characterization of Proteins -- Chapter 10. Crystallography and X-Ray Diffraction -- Chapter 11. Optical Spectroscopy -- Chapter 12. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) -- Chapter 13. Methods to Follow Protein Folding -- Chapter 14. Mass Spectrometry -- Chapter 15. Chemical Synthesis of Peptides and Proteins -- Introduction to Part III -- Chapter 16. Protein Engineering and Gene Silencing -- Chapter 17. Protein-Ligand Interactions -- Chapter 18. Sequence Analysis and Function Prediction -- Chapter 19. Protein Structure Prediction -- Chapter 20. Proteomics -- Introduction to Part IV -- …