Handbook of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fifth Edition

A comprehensive compendium of basic biochemical information, the convenient easy-to-use format of this revised edition includes physical and chemical data on proteins, lipids, vitamins, nucleic acids and carbohydrates. New sections will be added on DNA modification, novel protein analysis methods, lipidomics and chemical biology.

SECTION I: AMINO ACIDS, PEPTIDES, AND PROTEINS Properties of Amino Acids Data on the Naturally Occurring Amino Acids Coefficients of Solubility Equations of Certain Amino Acids in Water Heat Capacities, Absolute Entropies, and Entropies of Formation of Amino Acids and Related Compounds Heat of Combustion, Enthalpy, and Free Energy of Formation of Amino Acids and Related Compounds Solubilities of Amino Acids in Water at Various Temperatures Heats of Solution of Amino Acids in Aqueous Solution at 25 DegreesC Free Energies of Solution and Standard Free Energy of Formation of Amino Acids in Aqueous Solution at 25 DegreesC Far Ultraviolet Absorption Spectra of Amino Acids UV Absorption Characteristics of N-Acetyl Methyl Esters of the Aromatic Amino Acids, Cystine, and of N-Acetylcysteine Numerical Values of the Absorbances of the Aromatic Amino Acids in Acid, Neutral, and Alkaline Solutions Hydrophobicities of Amino Acids and Proteins Partial Volumes of Amino Acids Deamidation of Asparagine Michael Reactions of Proteins Molecular Weights of Proteins and Some Other Materials Including Sedimentation, Diffusion, and Frictional Coefficients and Partial Specific Volumes Molar Absorptivity and A1cm 1% Values for Proteins at Selected Wavelengths of the Ultraviolet and Visible Region Temperature Coefficients of Apparent Partial Specific Volumes of Proteins Expressed in ml/g/deg (dV/dT) Protein pK Values Intrinsic Viscosity of Proteins Infrared Spectra of Proteins Volume Changes for Some Macromolecule Association Reactions Assay of Solution Protein Concentration Spectrophotometric Determination of Protein Concentration in the Short-Wavelength Ultraviolet SECTION II: ENZYMES Turnover of Enzymes in Tissues Molecular Turnover of Cytochromes in Animals Matrix Metalloproteinases Proteases in the Interstitial Space Enzymes in Synthetic OrganicChemistry Therapeutic Enzymes Protease Inhibitors and Protease Inhibitor Cocktails SECTION III: LIPIDOMICS AND LIPIDOMES Evolution of the Classification and Nomenclature of Lipids A Brief Glossary for Lipidomics A Comprehensive Classification System for Lipids Properties of Fatty Acids and Their Methyl Esters Densities, Specific Volumes, and Temperature Coefficients of Fatty Acids from C8 to C12 Composition and Properties of Common Oils and Fats Spectral Properties of Fatty Acids IR Active Bands of Phosphatidylethanolamines (PE) Concentration of Some Fatty Acids in Human Blood, Blood Plasma or Blood Serum Some Unusual Fatty Acid Structures SECTION IV: VITAMINS AND COE NZYMES Properties of Vitamins Biological Characteristics of Vitamins Vitamers Vitamin Names Discarded SECTION V: NUCLEIC ACIDS Some Definitions for Nucleic Acids UV Spectral Characteristics and Acidic Dissociation Constants of 280 Alkyl Bases, Nucleosides, and Nucleotides Ultraviolet Absorbance of Oligonucleotides Containing 2'-O-Methylpentose Residues Spectrophotometric Constants of Ribonucleotides Purines, Pyrimidines, Nucleosides, and Nucleotides: Physical Constants and Spectral Properties Chemical Modification of Nucleic Acids Polymerase Chain Reaction Gene Editing SECTION VI: GLYCOSCIENCE Nomenclature of Carbohydrates Chemical Modification of Carbohydrates Some Properties of Glycosaminoglycans Sugar Mimetics Intrinsic Viscosity of Polysaccharides SECTION VII: CHEMICAL BIOLOGY AND DRUG DESIGN Unnatural Amino Acids for Incorporation into Proteins Structures and Symbols for Synthetic Amino Acids Incorporated into Synthetic Polypeptides Properties of the -Keto Acid Analogs of Amino Acids , -Unsaturated Amino Acids Amino Acid Antagonists Particle Diameter Weights of Cells and Cell Constituents Click Chemistry A Listing of Log P Values, Water Solubility, and Molecular Weight for Some Selected Chemicals SECTION VIII: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL DATA IUBMB-IUPAC Joint Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature (JCBN) Recommendations for Nomenclature and Tables in Biochemical Thermodynamics Standard Transformed Gibbs Energies of Formation for Biochemical Reactants Enthalpy, Entropy, and Free Energy Values for Biochemical Redox Reactions Oxidation-Reduction Potentials, Absorbance Bands, and Molar Absorbance of Compounds Used in Biochemical Studies Calorimetric H Values Accompanying Conformational Changes of Macromolecules in Solution Free Energies of Hydrolysis and Decarboxylation Deci-Normal Solutions of Oxidation and Reduction Reagents Guidelines for Potentiometric Measurements in Suspensions Part A - The Suspension Effect Ionization Constants of Acids and Bases Guidelines for NMR Measurements for Determination of High and Low pKa Values Measurement and Interpretation of Electrokinetic Phenomena Measurement of pH Definition, Standards, and Procedures General Comments on Buffers List of Buffers Bronsted Acidities Buffer Solutions Amine Buffers Useful for Biological Research Preparation of Buffers for Use in Enzyme Studies Indicators for Volumetric Work and pH Determinations Acid and Base Indicators Specific Gravity of Liquids Properties of Some Solvents Chemicals Commonly Used in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and their Properties Common Detergents Used in Biochemical Research Some Properties of Detergents and Surfactants Used in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Some Biological Stains and Dyes Mordant Dyes Metal Chelating Agents Metallomics: Guidelines for Terminology and Critical Evaluation of Analytical Chemistry Approaches (IUPAC Technical Report) Water General Information on Spectroscopy Plastics Chemical and Physical Properties of Various Commercial Plastics Chemical Resistance of Plastics Generic Source-Based Nomenclature for Polymers Definitions of Terms Relating to Reactions of Polymers and to Functional Polymeric Materials Definitions of Terms Related to Polymer Blends, Composites, and Multiphase Polymeric Materials Terminology for Biorelated Polymers and Applications (IUPAC Recommendations 2012) Intrinsic Viscosity of Poly(ethylene glycol) International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Organic Name Reactions Useful in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Brief Guide to the Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry Properties of Fluorescent Probes Commonly Used for Membrane Studies Chromatography Blotting Technologies Oxidation of Thiols Partial Volumes for Some Selected Compounds Appendix: Abbreviations and Acronyms