Elastomeric proteins : structures, biomechanical properties, and biological roles / edited by Peter R. Shewry, Arthur S. Tatham, Allen J. Bailey.
| Call Number | 572/.6 |
| Title | Elastomeric proteins : structures, biomechanical properties, and biological roles / edited by Peter R. Shewry, Arthur S. Tatham, Allen J. Bailey. |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xiv, 391 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | Functions of Elastomeric Proteins in Animals / Elastic Proteins: Biological Roles and Mechanical Properties / Elastin as a Self-Assembling Biomaterial / Ideal Protein Elasticity: The Elastin Models / Fibrillin: From Microfibril Assembly to Biomechanical Function / Spinning an Elastic Ribbon of Spider Silk / |
| Summary | This book was originally published in 2002. Elastic proteins occur in a wide range of biological systems where they have evolved to fulfil precise biological roles. The best known include proteins in vertebrate muscles and connective tissues, such as titin, elastin and fibrillin, and spider silks. However, other examples include byssus and abductin from bivalve molluscs, resilin from arthropods and gluten from wheat. Interest in elastomeric proteins has been high for several reasons. Firstly, their biological and medical significance, particularly in human disease. Secondly, the unusual properties of proteins such as spider silks provide opportunities to develop materials. Thirdly, the development of scanning probe microscopy makes it possible to study structures and biomechanical properties of these proteins at the single molecule level. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the various aspects of elastomeric proteins. |
| Added Author | Shewry, P. R. editor. Tatham, Arthur S., editor. Bailey, Allen J., editor. |
| Subject | Elastin. Gluten. Muscle proteins. Elastomers. PROTEINS. |
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| Summary | This book was originally published in 2002. Elastic proteins occur in a wide range of biological systems where they have evolved to fulfil precise biological roles. The best known include proteins in vertebrate muscles and connective tissues, such as titin, elastin and fibrillin, and spider silks. However, other examples include byssus and abductin from bivalve molluscs, resilin from arthropods and gluten from wheat. Interest in elastomeric proteins has been high for several reasons. Firstly, their biological and medical significance, particularly in human disease. Secondly, the unusual properties of proteins such as spider silks provide opportunities to develop materials. Thirdly, the development of scanning probe microscopy makes it possible to study structures and biomechanical properties of these proteins at the single molecule level. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the various aspects of elastomeric proteins. |
| Notes | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
| Contents | Functions of Elastomeric Proteins in Animals / Elastic Proteins: Biological Roles and Mechanical Properties / Elastin as a Self-Assembling Biomaterial / Ideal Protein Elasticity: The Elastin Models / Fibrillin: From Microfibril Assembly to Biomechanical Function / Spinning an Elastic Ribbon of Spider Silk / |
| Subject | Elastin. Gluten. Muscle proteins. Elastomers. PROTEINS. |
| Multimedia |