Introduction to Protein Science: Architecture, Function, and Genomics

by Arthur M. Lesk

Designed for students in biology, biochemistry, and biomedicine, Introduction to Protein Science, Second Edition, provides a wide-ranging introduction to the contemporary study of proteins in health and disease. The text describes basic principles of protein structure and methods for studying
them, illustrates the wide variety of functions that proteins have, and shows how their structures and functions are closely linked.

Introduction to Protein Science, Second Edition, relates the study of proteins to the context of modern high-throughput data streams of genomics and proteomics. It also provides a balanced treatment of the relationship between computational and experimental methods. The text is enhanced by marginal
notes, exercises, problems, and "weblems" that develop students' database and computational server skills. An updated and expanded Companion Website offers resources for students and instructors.

Genres: Chemistry

480 pages, Paperback

First published April 15, 2004

Reviews

[Carolyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a beautiful and accessible-yet-thorough introduction to proteomics. It provides a survey of the field, from thermodynamics to prion disease to biochemistry. Desktop publishers made mindful design/layout decisions; this text is easy to read. The book features a plethora of 3D-modelled protein structures. It even includes practice problems to test one's comprehension of the material. This is a to-be classic in elementary proteomics. I know that I'll be revisiting Lesk's book time and again.