From Structure and Dynamics to Function Bagchi, Biman creator author. text enk 2013 monographic eng

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1 online resource (374 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). Building up from microscopic basics to observed complex functions, this insightful monograph explains and describes how the unique molecular properties of water give rise to its structural and dynamical behaviour which in turn translates into its role in biological and chemical processes. The discussion of the biological functions of water details not only the stabilising effect of water in proteins and DNA, but also the direct role that water molecules themselves play in biochemical processes, such as enzyme kinetics, protein synthesis and drug-DNA interaction. The overview of the behaviour of water in chemical systems discusses hydrophilic, hydrophobic and amphiphilic effects, as well as the interactions of water with micelles, reverse micelles, microemulsions and carbon nanotubes. Supported by extensive experimental and computer simulation data, highlighting many of the recent advances in the study of water in complex systems, this is an ideal resource for anyone studying water at the molecular level. Biman Bagchi. Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). Water in the body Water chemistry QP535.H1 B34 2013 612/.01522 9781139583947 (ebook) http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139583947 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139583947 UkCbUP 120907 20170413094205.0 CR9781139583947