Water Science Reviews 5: The Molecules of Life
, by Edited by Felix FranksNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780521365772 | 0521365775
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 2/22/1991
The fifth volume of this series is devoted to the solution behaviour of the molecules of life: lipids, nucleotide bases, amino acids and sugars. Theory is confronted by experiment and comparisons are made between the properties of molecules in crystals and in solution. Four excellent reviews are included. John and Lois Crowe consider the profound lyotropic effects of water on membrane phospholipids. E. Westhof and D. L. Beveridge discuss hydration of nucleic acids, concluding that the development of an adequate description of the solvation and electrostatic properties of the nucleic acids is essential for modelling and simulation of nucleic acid structures. T. H. Lilley examines the solvation of amino acids and small peptides, with the emphasis on those amino acids present in the proteins of higher organisms. The final contribution, from Felix Franks and J. Raul Grigera, summarises and analyses the influence of solvation interactions on the structural, equilibrium and dynamic properties of monomeric and oligomeric polyhydroxy compounds.