Keywords:
Water-Analysis.
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Molecular biology.
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Biological interfaces.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (262 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9798886977547
Series Statement:
Biochemistry Research Trends Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=30408007
DDC:
628.161
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- Contents -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- Chapter 2 -- Background -- The Basics of Thermodynamics -- Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics -- Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics -- Third Law -- Summary on the Review of Thermodynamics -- The Rudiments of Quantum Mechanics -- Some Brief Comments on Quantum Mechanics, and Their Relevance to Computations on Biological Systems, Especially with Regard to the Water in These Systems -- Vibrations and Rotations -- Normal Modes -- More Approximations -- Quantum Effects -- Tunneling -- Zero Point Energy -- Vibrations and the Infrared (IR) Spectrum -- Examples -- Spin: Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons Have Spin Angular Momentum -- Electrons-Spin -- Protons and Other Nuclei -- The Consequences of Quantum Effects in Computations -- Difficulties with Quantum Calculations -- Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes, and the Onsager Reciprocal Relations -- Jarzynski Equality -- Summary on ORR -- Non-Linearity, Chaos: Far from Equilibrium Phenomena -- Summary, Overall -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Phases: 3 Dimensional and 2 Dimensional Phases and Phase Changes -- Ice 1h, the Bernal-Fowler Rules, and Bjerrum Defects -- The Basic Thermodynamics of Phase Change -- Solubility and Phase Separation of Liquids-Liquid-Liquid Phase Diagrams -- Colligative Properties -- Phase Equilibria in Biology -- Metastability -- Other Phase Changes in Biological Systems -- Second Order Phase Transitions -- Two Dimensional Phases -- Summary of Phase Transitions so Far -- More Phases, and Complications -- Amorphous Phases, and the Fragile to Strong Transition -- Gel-Sol Transitions -- Emulsions and Microemulsions -- Coacervates -- Ionic Liquids -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 4.
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Solvation by Water: Ions, Other Hydrophilic Species, and Larger Molecules, Especially Amino Acids, and on to Proteins -- Solvation of Metal Ions -- Hydration of Small Ions, Mainly Monovalent -- Dilute Solutions -- Debye-Hückel Theory -- Summary, Part 1 -- Hydrolysis of Al3+ and Fe3+ -- Part 2 -- Summary Part 2 -- Part 3: Amino Acids, and Related Ions -- Hydration of Biologically Interesting Molecules -- Sugars More Generally -- Amino Acid Hydration -- Amino Acids with Lipid -- Summary Part 3 -- Summary, Overall -- References -- Chapter 5 -- Nucleic Acid Hydration: Effects on Structure, Thermodynamics, and Dynamics -- Some General Considerations, Principally Concerning Thermodynamics and Structure, on DNA Hydration, with Some Consideration of RNA as Well -- Transcription with Hydration -- Transcription -- RNA, and the Effect of the 2'OH Group That RNA Has On Its Sugar Moiety -- Fragile to Strong Crossover -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 6 -- Ionic Conduction and Diffusion -- Random Walks -- Hydrogen and Hydroxide Ions -- Proton Wires -- More on Conductivity -- Conductance of Solutions of Dilute Salt -- Simulations of Concentrated Solutions -- Electrorheology -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 7 -- Acids and Bases with Particular Reference to Amino Acids -- Definitions -- Production of Hydronium and Related Ions -- Measurement of pH -- Hydrolysis -- Correction for Activity Coefficient -- Buffers -- Amino Acids -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 8 -- Surfaces: Colloids, Small Particles, Surfactants, and Macroscopic Liquid Surfaces -- The Motion of Colloid Particles in an Electric Field -- The Double Layer -- Hydrophobicity -- Myelin -- The Marangoni Effect -- More on Surfactants -- Proteins -- A Partial Review, and Where Some New Techniques Fit in -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 9 -- Hydrogen Bonds and Proton Paths.
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Hydrogen Bond Strength as a Function of Distance -- Hydrogen Bonds in Confined Spaces -- What Accounts for the Difference in Hydrogen Bonds? -- Hydrogen Bond Properties -- Non-Electrostatic Properties of Hydrogen Bonds -- Proton Delocalization -- The Proton Wavelength -- Charge Delocalization -- Cooperativity -- Proton Paths -- Tunneling -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 10 -- Confined Spaces and Water Clusters -- Inorganic Confined Water -- Vibrations -- Dielectric Relaxation -- Effects on Protein Structure with Confined Water -- Ion Pairs and Larger Ion-Containing Clusters -- Summarizing Our Discussion of Clusters -- Capillary Condensation -- Summary -- Appendix on Dielectric Constant -- References -- Chapter 11 -- Channels and Transporters -- Classes of Channels and Transporters -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 12 -- Three Special Topics -- Radiation -- Summary -- Vibrations of Water with Proteins -- Summary -- Conclusion -- Anhydrobiosis and Desiccation -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 13 -- Simulations, Quantum Calculations, and Other Calculations -- Ensembles -- Quantum Calculations -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 14 -- Conclusion -- Chapter 15 -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Boltzmann Distribution and Some Uses -- Boltzmann Distribution -- Phase Space, and Getting to β = 1/kbT -- Other Thermodynamic Quantities -- Degrees of Freedom -- Normal Modes -- Summary -- Index -- About the Authors -- Blank Page.
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