Biochemistry

Oleic acid is a monounsaturated fatty acid and natural constituent of a number of foods, particularly vegetable oils. On the basis of proven benefi...

Arachidonic acid (ARA) is one the two main polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the brain, especially in neuronal cells, and can be a target in t...

Cytochrome P450 (CYP) is a super family of phase I enzyme in the biotransformation of xenobiotics and medications. Most medications undergo deactiv...

Glycomics is an international project that analyses systematically and comparatively the overall and/or specific structural and biological properti...

Lysozymes are widely distributed in living organisms, and play an important role in self-defence by destroying the cell walls of pathogenic bacteri...

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) has many applications across various disciplines. This oncofetal protein is routinely used by clinicians for antenatal tes...

Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are biomolecules that do not have a definite 3D structure; their role in the biochemical network of a cell...

An important but relatively unknown protein modification is PHBylation. In this book, the authors review the physical properties and molecular char...

This book is a continuation of the book Medicine Researcher Biographical Sketches and Research Summaries which compiles biographical sketches of to...

Casein, one of the major proteins found in milk sources, can be associated with many health benefits. This book discusses the properties, functions...

Arginine is one of the amino acids with multiple metabolic pathways. Apart from its role in the composition of proteins, it is the biosynthetic pre...

Keratins represent a group of fibrous proteins produced in some epithelial cells of vertebrates such as reptiles, birds and mammals. These proteins...

In biochemistry, a metalloprotein is a generic term for a protein that contains a metal cofactor. The metal may be an isolated ion or may be coordi...

The primary aim of this book is to provide a synthesis of our current understanding of hemoglobin function and evolution, and to illustrate how res...

The primary aim of this book is to provide a synthesis of our current understanding of hemoglobin function and evolution, and to illustrate how res...

Presenting a wide array of information on chemical ligation one of the more powerful tools for protein and peptide synthesis this book helps read...

Formation of transmembrane pores is a very effective way of killing cells. It is thus not surprising that many bacterial and eukaryotic toxic agent...

Antifreeze proteins, also known as thermal hysteresis proteins, ice binding proteins and ice structuring proteins, prevent the growth of ice crysta...

Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) play an important role in vital biological processes such as metabolic and signaling pathways, cell cycle contr...

Steroid hormones secreted from peripheral reproductive endocrine tissues regulate many important physiological functions not only during developmen...

Antifreeze proteins, also known as thermal hysteresis proteins, ice binding proteins and ice structuring proteins, prevent the growth of ice crysta...