Main description:

Fundamentals of Molecular Structural Biology reviews the mathematical and physical foundations of molecular structural biology. Based on these fundamental concepts, it then describes molecular structure and explains basic genetic mechanisms. Given the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of research, early career researchers and those shifting into an adjacent field often require a "fundamentals" book to get them up-to-speed on the foundations of a particular field. This book fills that niche.

Contents:

1. Introduction - A historical perspective
2. Mathematical tools
3. Physical basis of chemistry
4. Chemical basis of biology
5. Biomacromolecules
6. Structure analysis and visualization
7. Protein folding
8. DNA synthesis: Replication
9. Transcription
10. RNA processing
11. Translation
12. DNA damage and repair
13. Recombination
14. Membrane structure and function
15. Fundamentals of structural genomics
16. Cell signaling and systems biology
17. Macromolecular assemblies
18. Computational molecular biology