Molecular and Cellular Biophysics [Paperback]

Advanced biophysics textbook focusing on how physical concepts can be applied to biological problems.Molecular and Cellular Biophysics provides advanced undergraduate and graduate students with a foundation in the basic concepts of biophysics. It will enable them to understand how basic physical concepts can be used in the investigation of biological problems. All students who have taken physical chemistry and calculus courses will find this book accessible. The text provides a rigorous treatment of the fundamental theories in biophysics and illustrates their application with examples including protein folding, enzyme catalysis and ion channel permeation.Molecular and Cellular Biophysics provides advanced undergraduate and graduate students with a foundation in the basic concepts of biophysics. It will enable them to understand how basic physical concepts can be used in the investigation of biological problems. All students who have taken physical chemistry and calculus courses will find this book accessible. The text provides a rigorous treatment of the fundamental theories in biophysics and illustrates their application with examples including protein folding, enzyme catalysis and ion channel permeation.Providing advanced undergraduate and graduate students with a foundation in the basic concepts of biophysics, students who have taken physical chemistry and calculus courses will find this book an accessible and valuable aid in learning how these concepts can be used in biological research. The text provides a rigorous treatment of the fundamental theories in biophysics and illustrates their application with examples including protein folding, enzyme catalysis and ion channel permeation. Through these examples, students will gain an understanding of the general importance and broad applicability of biophysical principles to biological problems.Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Global transitions in proteins; 2. Molecular forces in biological structures; 3. Conformatioló›