Download or read book Principles of Physical Biochemistry written by Kensal Edward Van Holde and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of Contents Preface. I. MACROMOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS. 1. Biological Macromolecules. 2. Thermodynamic Principles. 3. Molecular Thermodynamics. 4. Statistical Mechanics. 5. Methods for the Separation and Characterization of Macromolecules. 6. X-Ray Diffraction. 7. Scattering from Solutions of Macromolecules. II. SPECTROSCOPY 8. Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy. 9. Absorption Spectroscopy. 10. Linear and Circular Dichroism. 11. Emission Spectroscopy. 12. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. III. SOLUTION BEHAVIOR OF MACROMOLECULES. 13. Macromolecules in Solution: Thermodynamics and Equilibria. 14. Thermodynamics of Transport Processes. 15. Chemical Equilibria Involving Macromolecules. Solutions to Odd-Numbered Exercises. Index.