Buch, Englisch, 431 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 834 g
Reihe: The Frontiers Collection
Buch, Englisch, 431 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 834 g
Reihe: The Frontiers Collection
ISBN: 978-3-540-23888-1
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
The Thermodynamic Machinery of Life presents the relevant foundations of nonequilibrium thermodynamics as applied to biological processes taking place at the subcellular level. The biological cell is considered as a complex open thermodynamic system far from equilibrium that enzymatically controls various biochemical reactions and transport processes across internal and the cytoplasmatic membrane. The enzymatic free energy and signal transduction processes are described in detail. All the biological molecular machines, also pumps and motors are considered to be effective chemo-chemical free energy transducers. Special attention is paid to the role of the mesoscopic internal dynamics of biomolecules in the activity control of enzymes and the action of molecular machines.
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Research
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Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Molekularbiologie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Angewandte Biologie Biophysik
- Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Technische Thermodynamik
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Zellbiologie
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik
- Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Physik, Chemie für Ingenieure
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Biophysik
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)
- Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie
Weitere Infos & Material
Biophysics: An Experimental Tool of Biology or the Physics of Animate Matter?.- Statistical Description of Matter.- Thermodynamic State.- Origins and Evolution of Life.- Molecular Biology of the Eukaryotic Cell.- Chemical Reactions.- Enzymatic Catalysis.- Biological Free Energy Transduction.- Lack of Partial Thermodynamic Equilibrium.- Thermodynamic Supplement.- Stochastic Processes.- Structure of Biomolecules.- Dynamics of Biomolecules.
