All ebooks in the collection "Springer Series in Biophysics" - Springer

Optimization-based Molecular Dynamics Studies of SARS-CoV-2 Molecular Structures

Jiapu Zhang

COVID-19 has brought us extensive research databases in the fields of biophysics, biology, and bioinformatics. To extract valuable structural bioinformatic information of SARS-CoV-2 structural and nonstructural proteins, it is necessary to work with large-scale datasets...

Biophysics of Insect Flight

N. Chari , Prasad Mukkavilli , Laxminarayana Parayitam

This book basically involves the study of flight parameters, wing beat frequency, moment of inertia, and wing movements for developing various aerodynamic forces which have been calculated. The book is intended for biologists, physicists, nanotechnologists, and...

Principles of Brownian and Molecular Motors

José Antonio Fornés

Molecular motors convert chemical energy (typically from ATP hydrolysis) to directed motion and mechanical work. Biomolecular motors are proteins able of converting chemical energy into mechanical motion and force. Because of their dimension, the many small parts that...

Membrane Organization and Dynamics

Amitabha Chattopadhyay

This volume brings together information on membrane organization and dynamics from a variety of spectroscopic, microscopic and simulation approaches, spanning a broad range of time scales. The implication of such dynamic information on membrane function in health and...

The Biophysics of Cell Membranes

Richard M. Epand , Jean-Marie Ruysschaert

This volume focuses on the modulation of biological membranes by specific biophysical properties. The readers are introduced to emerging biophysical approaches that mimick specific states (like membrane lipid asymmetry, membrane curvature, lipid flip-flop, lipid phase...

Electrophysiology of Unconventional Channels and Pores

Anne H. Delcour

This book is dedicated to the channels and pores that belong to an eclectic and ubiquitous class of unconventional - perhaps at times strange - pore-forming molecules, which nevertheless play fundamental roles in various organisms. These non-canonical channels may take...

Membrane Transport Mechanism

Reinhard Krämer , Christine Ziegler

This book provides a molecular view of membrane transport by means of numerous biochemical and biophysical techniques. The rapidly growing numbers of atomic structures of transporters in different conformations and the constant progress in bioinformatics have recently...

Systems Biology of Metabolic and Signaling Networks

Miguel A. Aon , Valdur Saks , Uwe Schlattner

Systems Biology represents a new paradigm aiming at a whole-organism-level understanding of biological phenomena, emphasizing interconnections and functional interrelationships rather than component parts. The study of network properties, and how they control and...

Protein-Nanoparticle Interactions

Collectif

In recent years, the fabrication of nanomaterials and exploration of their properties have attracted the attention of various scientific disciplines such as biology, physics, chemistry, and engineering. Although nanoparticulate systems are of significant interest in...

Photoprotection in Plants

Alexei Solovchenko

Optical screening of excessive and potentially harmful solar radiation is an important photoprotective mechanism, though it has received much less attention in comparison with other systems preventing photooxidative damage to photoautotrophic organisms. This...

Advanced Techniques in Biophysics

Alicia Alonso , José Luis R. Arrondo

Technical advancements are basic elements in our life. In biophysical studies, new applications and improvements in well-established techniques are being implemented every day. This book deals with advancements produced not only from a technical point of view, but also...

Protein-Lipid Interactions

Javier Gómez , José Manuel González Ros , C.Reyes Mateo , José Villalaín

Biological membranes have long been identified as key elements in a wide variety of cellular processes including cell defense communication, photosynthesis, signal transduction, and motility; thus they emerge as primary targets in both basic and applied research. This...

Biophysical Aspects of Transmembrane Signaling

Sandor Damjanovich