TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pal,Subrata
TI  - Fundamentals of molecular structural biology
SN  - 9780128148563
AV  - QD461.P35 F86 2020
U1  - 572/.33 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - London, United Kingdom
PB  - Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier
KW  - Molecular structure
KW  - Structural bioinformatics
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Front Cover; Fundamentals of Molecular Structural Biology; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction-A historical perspective; 1.1. Biology begins as natural history; 1.2. Nature of matter; 1.3. Microscope reveals internal structure of living organisms; 1.4. Cell theory; 1.5. Theory of natural selection and laws of heredity; 1.6. Gene and genetics; 1.7. Nature of ``physical objects ́́in the cell; 1.8. DNA as the genetic material; 1.9. Biology turns molecular-natural science becomes unified; 1.10. Deeper into the structure of matter; 1.11. Molecular biology endowed with structures1.12. Structural complex(ity) disentangled; 1.13. Molecular structural biology confronts human disease; 1.14. From gene to genome; 1.15. In lieu of a conclusion; References and Further Reading; Chapter 2: Mathematical tools; 2.1. Measurements: Standards and units; 2.2. Algebraic functions; 2.3. Trigonometric functions; 2.4. Exponential and logarithm; 2.5. Complex numbers; 2.6. Vector; 2.7. Matrix; 2.8. Calculus; 2.8.1. Differentiation; 2.8.2. Integration; 2.8.3. Multivariate function; 2.8.4. Applications; 2.8.5. Vector operators; 2.9. Series and transformSample questions; References and further reading; Chapter 3: Physical basis of chemistry; 3.1. Classical mechanics; 3.1.1. Matter and motion; 3.1.2. Fundamental forces of nature; 3.1.3. Newtons laws; 3.1.4. Circular motion and angular momentum; 3.1.5. Work and energy; 3.1.6. Oscillatory systems; 3.2. Wave motion; 3.2.1. Mechanical waves; 3.2.2. Electromagnetic wave; 3.2.3. Interference of light waves; 3.3. Kinetic theory of gases; 3.4. Thermodynamics; 3.5. Quantum physics; 3.5.1. Light as photons; 3.5.2. Matter as waves; 3.5.3. Schrdinger equation; 3.5.4. Barrier tunneling by free electron3.5.5. Bound electron-Hydrogen atom; 3.6. Some elements of statistics; 3.6.1. Microscopic versus macroscopic; 3.6.2. Normal distribution; 3.6.3. Boltzmann distribution; Sample questions; References and further reading; Chapter 4: Chemical basis of biology; 4.1. From atoms to molecules; 4.1.1. Electron configuration of atoms; 4.1.2. Atomic interactions-Chemical bonds; 4.1.3. Electron sharing principles-Electronegativity; 4.1.4. Polarity of bond-Molecular dipole; 4.2. Bonding theories; 4.2.1. Valence bond theory; 4.2.2. Molecular orbital theory; 4.3. Noncovalent interactions4.3.1. Ion-ion interactions; 4.3.2. Ion-dipole interactions; 4.3.3. Ion-induced dipole interactions; 4.3.4. Van der Waals interactions-Leonard-Jones potential; Dipole-dipole; Dipole-induced dipole; Induced dipole-induced dipole-London forces; Leonard-Jones potential; 4.3.5. Hydrogen bond and water structure; 4.4. Chemical thermodynamics-Free energy; Entropy and hydrophobicity; 4.5. Chemical kinetics; 4.5.1. Rate law-Arrhenius equation; 4.5.2. Collison theory; 4.5.3. Transition state theory; 4.5.4. Quantum tunneling; 4.5.5. Nucleophilic-electrophilic-SN2 reaction
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