This text focuses on new results in molecular motors, self-assembly, and single-molecule manipulation that have revolutionized the field in recent years, and integrates these topics with classical results. The text also provides foundational material for the emerging field of nanotechnology. Now in paperback, this updated edition has new end-of-chapter problems giving fresh options for assignments and exams; and an updated Chapter on Enzymes and Molecular Machines, for a thoroughly up-to-date look at our rapidly evolving understanding of molecular motors. INDICE: PART I: MYSTERIES, METAPHORS, MODELS - What the Ancients Knew - What's Inside Cells - PART II: DIFFUSION, DISSIPATION, DRIVE - The Molecular Dance - Random Walks, Friction, and Diffusion - Life in the Slow Lane: The Low Reynolds-Number World - Entropy, Temperature, and Free Energy - Entropic Forces at Work - Chemical Forces and Self-Assembly - PART III: MOLECULES, MACHINES, MECHANISMS - Cooperative Transitions in Macromolecules - Enzymes and Molecular Machines - Machines in Membranes - Nerve Impulses - Global List of Symbols andUnits - Numerical Values - Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-7167-9897-2
- Editorial: W.H. Freeman and Company
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 630
- Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés