Molecular Biology of Membranes

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 424 pages
• Published by: Springer
• Edition: 1st Edition May 31, 1993
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0306444291
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0306444296
• Book Dimensions: 10 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 2 pounds

Product Description
This well-organized, 'user friendly', and profusely illustrated work fills the need for an up-to-date textbook on the structure and function of biological membranes. In addition to the traditional topics covered in membrane biology courses, it discusses recent findings provided by cDNA cloning and X-ray diffraction to furnish the advanced undergraduate and graduate student with the most current, practical classroom resource available.

Reader Reviews
The book starts with basic theory such as lipid structures and carbohydrates. However, it focuses on bioenergetics, receptor and responses as well as membrane fusion and flow. The book is more or less a summary of a large amount of articles. Theories are stated and experiments are provided to prove them. This may make it difficult for some readers to understand the overall concepts of a chapter. This book needs to be more illustrative to qualify as a good pedagogical example. In contrast, if you are looking for different experiments illustrating the molecular biology of membranes, it is definetly something for you. It is a book from 1993 so it lacks some of the latest theory, but the book is worth reading if you are interested in membranes and their proteins. The book is written for senior undergraduates or graduate students in their first two years. It is definetly not a beginners book since assumptiopns of background knowledge are made.