Exploring Proteins: A student's guide to experimental skills and methods

by Nicholas Price, Jacqueline Nairn

Overview

Exploring Proteins offers a complete course in developing the skills - and self-confidence - to be able to understand the way proteins behave and the basis of the methods used to separate, identify and characterise them.

Finding out about biological molecules and systems is a hands-on, experimental task: Exploring Proteins equips the reader with the skills they need to plan and carry out this experimental work, and to understand, analyse, and present the data their work generates.

With a focus throughout on active learning, the book blends background information on proteins and protein biochemistry, with the methods used to study them, featuring extensive worked examples and questions throughout to help the reader check their understanding, and develop critical data-handling skills for themselves.

It also offers complete flexibility - with sample data sets for readers without access to a lab, and suggested protocols for use where students can be given the opportunity to collect data for themselves.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199205707
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/15/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Nicholas Price, Professor of Protein Science, Faculty of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow.

Jacqueline Nairn, Lecturer in Biochemistry, School of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Stirling.

Table of Contents

Section A - The basic concepts and tools1. Conceptual toolkit: The molecular principles for understanding proteins2. The key mathematical tools3. Calculations in the molecular biosciences; Part 1. Characterisation of molecular components4. Calculations in the molecular biosciences: Part 2. Characterisation of processesSection B - Goals and methods5. The important properties of proteins and how to explore themSection C - Data analysis in practice6. Analytical methods7. Purification of proteins8. Determination of protein structure9. Enzyme activity and mechanism10. Binding of ligands to proteins11. How to report experimental work