Table of Contents

Chemistry1: The naming. 2: Crystallinity, haemaglobin. 3: The peptide bond. 4: Proteins are true macromolecules. 5: Bristling with charges. 6: Fibrous proteins. 7: Analytical imperative. 8: Amino acid sequence. 9: Subunits and domains. Detailed Structure10: Early approaches to protein folding. 11: Hydrogen bonds and the alpha-helix. 12: Irving Langmuir and the hydrophobic factor. 13: Three-dimensional structure. Physiological Function14: An ancient and many-sided science. 15: Are enzymes proteins?. 16: Antibodies. 17: Colour vision. 18: Muscle contraction. 19: Cell membranes. How are proteins made?20: The link to genetics. 21: After the double helix: the triplet code. 22: The new alchemy. Notes and References. Indexes

About the Author

Charles Tanford and Jacqueline Reynolds are both emeritus professors at Duke University. Tanford is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. They live in Easingwold, UK.