Life Under Extreme Conditions: Biochemical Adaptation
Author:   Guido di Prisco
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
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9783540531081


Pages:   155
Publication Date:   27 February 1991
Format:   Hardback
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In their vbery first lecture biochemists learn that biomolecules, namely nucleic acids, proteins and lipids, are extremely temperature sensitive and will denature and lose their function easily. Then how do ""Archaebacteria"" survive in hot springs or Antartic fishes which live in ice-cold water?. The way nature engineered subcellular structures, lipid membranes or proteins to meet the biochemical requirements of extreme conditions - like extreme temperature or salt concentrations - is described in this text.

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Author:   Guido di Prisco
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Weight:   0.365kg
ISBN:  

9783540531081


ISBN 10:   3540531084
Pages:   155
Publication Date:   27 February 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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