Self-Assembling Peptide Systems in Biology, Medicine and Engineering
Contributors: A. Aggeli (Editor); N. Boden (Editor); Zhang Shuguang (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 31, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9780792370901
Subjects: Proteins; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Peptides; Synthesis; Technology; Science; Biochemistry; Biotechnology; Science / Chemistry / Organic; Self-assembly (Chemistry); Food Science; Congresses; Protein Engineering
First sentence: Prospects for the large-scale production of low-cost peptides by genetic engineering [ 1 ] open up new opportunities for exploiting protein-like self-assembly as a route to novel biomolecular materials [2],[3],[4],[5].