Microcalorimetry of macromolecules : the physical basis of biological structures /

• Main Author: Privalov, Peter L.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2012]
• Series: Wiley series in protein and peptide science ; 16
• Subjects: Macromolecules.; Macromolecules > Analysis.; Calorimeters.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biochemistry.; SCIENCE > Chemistry > Organic.; Mikrokalorimetrie; Makromolekül; Biopolymere; Electronic books.

"This is the first textbook on the microcalorimetry of biological molecules. The coverage starts from the basics of thermodynamics (which are unknown for many scientists working in biology), describes evolution of the calorimetric technique, explains how to analyze the calorimetric data, and il...

Table of Contents:

• MICROCALORIMETRY OF MACROMOLECULES; CONTENTS; 1: INTRODUCTION; 2: METHODOLOGY; 2.1. THERMODYNAMIC BASICS OF CALORIMETRY; 2.1.1. Energy; 2.1.2. Enthalpy; 2.1.3. Temperature; 2.1.4. Energy Units; 2.1.5. Heat Capacity; 2.1.6. Kirchhoff's Relation; 2.1.7. Entropy; 2.1.8. Gibbs Free Energy; 2.2. EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; 2.2.1. Two-State Transition; 2.2.2. Derivatives of the Equilibrium Constant; 2.3. AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; 2.3.1. Specificity of Water as a Solvent; 2.3.2. Acid-Base Equilibrium; 2.3.3. Partial Quantities; 2.4. TRANSFER OF SOLUTES INTO THE AQUEOUS PHASE; 2.4.1. Hydration Effects.