Molecular Assembly in Natural and Engineered Systems
This volume explores some of the most exciting recent advances in basic research on molecular assembly in natural and engineered systems and how this knowledge is leading to advances in the various fields.
Audience
Researchers, professors and graduate students in biochemistry, chemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, and medicine.
Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science
Hardbound, 414 Pages
Published: October 2011
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-12-415906-8
Contents
- ¿lpha-helical peptide assemblies: Giving new function to designed structures
- Viral Capsids as Self-Assembling Templates for New Materials
- Nanobiotechnology with S-Layer Proteins as Building Blocks
- The structure of bacterial S-layer proteins
- Pili and flagella: Biology, structure and biotechnological applications
- Protein modifications giving rise to homo-oligomers
- Spider silk: understanding the structure-function relationship of a natural fiber
- Bacterial Microcompartments: Insights into structure, mechanism and engineering applications
Todd O. Yeates and Sophia J. Tsai
Elizabeth Bromley and Kevin Channon
Michel T. Dedeo, Daniel T. Finley, and Matthew B. Francis
Prof. Uwe B. Sleytr, Prof. Bernhard Schuster, Dr. Eva M. Egelseer, Prof. Dietmar Pum, Dipl.-Ing. Christine M. Horejs, Dr. Rupert Tscheliessnig, Dr. Nicola Ilk
Tea Pavkov-Keller, Stefan Howorka, Walter Keller
Nani Van Gerven, Gabriel Waksman and Han Remaut
Georg E. Schulz
Martin Humenik, Thomas Scheibel, Andrew Smith
