All about albumin [electronic resource] : biochemistry, genetics, and medical applications / by Theodore Peters, Jr.
Material type: TextPublisher: San Diego : Academic Press, c1996Description: 1 online resource (xx, 432 p.) : ill. (some col.)ISBN: 9780125521109; 0125521103; 9780080527048 (electronic bk.); 0080527043 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Serum albumin | Serum Albumin | S�erumalbumine | SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biochemistry | Albumine | ProteinsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: All about albumin.DDC classification: 574.19/2452 LOC classification: QP99.3.A4 | P48 1996ebOther classification: 44.37 | 44.86 Online resources: ScienceDirectThe first of its kind, All About Albumin summarizes the chemistry, genetics, metabolism, clinical implications, and commercial aspects of albumin. It provides the most up-to-date sequences, structures, and compositions of many species, and includes more than 2000 references. Key Features * Includes up-to-date sequences, structures, and compositions of many species * Reviews the protein chemistry, genetic control, and metabolism of albumin * Covers medical and cell culture applications in vivo and in vitro, with a section on handling albumin in the laboratory * Presents the relationship of albumin to its superfamily with an updated scheme for their evolution * First complete coverage of all aspects of serum albumin in one volume, with more than 2000 references.
A Historical Perspective. -- The Albumin Molecule: Its Structure and Chemical Properties. -- Ligand Binding by Albumin. -- Genetics: The Albumin Gene. -- Metabolism: Albumin in the Body. -- Clinical Aspects: Albumin in Medicine. -- Practical Aspects: Albumin in the Laboratory. -- Subject Index.
Includes bibliographical references (319-413) and index.
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