Molecular Science of Fluctuations toward Biological Functions

In this monograph, the importance of fluctuations for biological reactions is discussed. Understanding the biological reactions at the molecular level is one of the major targets in many scientific fields, including physics, physical chemistry, and medical science. One of the key factors in the process is fluctuation. Thermal energy causes biological molecules to be in constant fluctuation even while they are carrying out their biological functions. Scientists in a number of fields—physics, chemistry, pharmaceutical and medical sciences, and others—have contributed chapters that elucidate the nature of the fluctuations and the relationship between fluctuations and biological functions. The fluctuations discussed in this monograph are detected by the transient gradient method, nuclear magnetic resonance, neutron scattering, X-ray diffraction, and computer simulation, among other methods. The book presents the various results of the studies of fluctuations in biological processes that were obtained with these methods by the leading scientists in their fields.

• ISBN: 978-4-431-55838-5
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Fecha Publicación: 08/04/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés