TY - BOOK ID - 79452239 TI - Molecular and cellular biophysics PY - 2008 SN - 9781584886754 9781420011722 1584886757 PB - Boca Raton, Fla Chapman & Hall/CRC DB - UniCat KW - General biophysics KW - Biophysics KW - Molecular biology KW - Molecular Biology KW - 576.32 KW - 576.32 Mechanical activity of the cell KW - Mechanical activity of the cell KW - Biochemical Genetics KW - Biology, Molecular KW - Genetics, Biochemical KW - Genetics, Molecular KW - Molecular Genetics KW - Biochemical Genetic KW - Genetic, Biochemical KW - Genetic, Molecular KW - Molecular Genetic KW - Genetic Phenomena KW - Mechanobiology KW - Molecular biochemistry KW - Molecular biophysics KW - Biochemistry KW - Biomolecules KW - Systems biology KW - Biological physics KW - Biology KW - Medical sciences KW - Physics KW - Molecular biology. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:79452239 AB - "From quantum theory to statistical mechanics, the methodologies of physics are often used to explain some of life's most complex biological problems. Exploring this challenging yet fascinating area of study, Molecular and Cellular Biophysics covers both molecular and cellular structures as well as the biophysical processes that occur in these structures. The book features a quantitative approach that avoids being too abstract in its presentation." "Logically organized from small-scale (molecular) to large-scale (cellular) systems, the text first defines life, discussing the scientific controversies between mechanists and vitalists, the characteristics of living things, and the evolution of life. It then delves into molecular structures, including nucleic acids, DNA, RNA, interatomic interactions, and hydrogen bonds. After looking at these smaller systems, the author probes the larger cellular structures. He examines the cytoplasm, the cytoskeleton, chromosomes, mitochondria, motor proteins, and more. The book concludes with discussions on biophysical processes, including oxidative phosphorylation, diffusion, bioenergetics, conformational transitions in proteins, vesicle transport, subcellular structure formation, and cell division."--Jacket. ER -