Properties and Function

Evalii atm g average distances, angles, and torsion angles, pins their deviations, can facilitate understanding of detailed molecular properties and functional characteristics. 

Useful materials incorporating fire-retardant additives are not always straightforward to produce. Loadings of 10% are common, and far higher levels of flame retardants are used in some formulations. These concentrations can have a negative effect on the properties and functions for which the materials were originally intended. Product-specific trade-offs are generally necessary between functionaUty, processibiUty, fire resistance, and cost. 

Cytochromes c (Cyt c) can be defined as electron- transfer proteins having one or several haem c groups, bound to the protein by one or, more commonly two, thioether bonds. Cyt c possesses a wide range of properties and function in a large number of different redox processes. 

Alpha helices are sufficiently versatile to produce many very different classes of structures. In membrane-bound proteins, the regions inside the membranes are frequently a helices whose surfaces are covered by hydrophobic side chains suitable for the hydrophobic environment inside the membranes. Membrane-bound proteins are described in Chapter 12. Alpha helices are also frequently used to produce structural and motile proteins with various different properties and functions. These can be typical fibrous proteins such as keratin, which is present in skin, hair, and feathers, or parts of the cellular machinery such as fibrinogen or the muscle proteins myosin and dystrophin. These a-helical proteins will be discussed in Chapter 14. 

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Hill SI (1990) Distribution, properties and functional characteristics of three classes of histamine receptor. Pharmacol Rev 42 45-83... 

Denny, M.W., Silks—their properties and function, in The Mechanical Properties of Biological Materials, Vincent, J.F.V. and Currey, J.D. (Eds.), Symposia of the Society for Experimental Biology no. 34, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1980, 247-272. 

Cullis PR, Fenske DB, Fiope MJ Physical properties and functional roles of lipids in membranes. In Biochemistry of Lipids, Lipoproteins and Membranes. Vance DE, Vance JE (editors). Elsevier, 1996. 

The ultimate goal of assemblies of nanoscale MBBs is to create nanostructures with improved properties and functionality heretofore unavailable to conventional materials and devices. As a result, one should be able to alter and engineer materials with desired properties. For example, ceramics and metals produced through controlled consolidation of their MBBs are shown to possess properties substantially improved and different from materials with coarse microstmctures. Such different and improved properties include greater hardness and higher yield strength in the case of metals and better ductility in the case of ceramic materials [102]. 

Thousands of cyclic-shaped molecules are known. Why then must we focus on the cyclic porphyrin oligomers (CPOs) in the context of dendrimer chemistry Are there any specific properties and functions associated with CPOs ... 

The properties and functions of chemokines were initially elucidated based on then-effects on the hematopoietic system, and their functions in the nervous system were not originally appreciated. Interestingly, the very first observation indicating that... 

Hugenaard, J and McCormick, DA (1994) Electrophysiology of the Neuron an Interactive Tutorial (Oxford University Press, New York). (This book is accompanied by a disk that allows the properties and functions of the different ion currents to be explored using a PC or Mac. Versions are also available through the web at http jjtonto.stanford.edujeotnj)... 

M. Rinaudo in "Food hydrocolloids Structures, Properties and Functions" Edit. K. Nishinari, E. Doi, Plenum Press, NY (1994) 21. 

Moreno-Vivian C, P Cabello, M Martmez-Luque, R Blasco, F Castillo (1999) Prokaryotic nitrate reduction molecular properties and functional distinction among bacterial nitrate reductases. J Bacteriol 181 6573-6584. 

Ebenau-Jehle, M Boll, G Fuchs (2003) 2-oxoglutarate NADP oxidoreductase m Azoarcus evansii properties and function in electron transfer reactions in aromatic ring reduction. J Bacterial 185 6119-6129. 

Reticulated Bacterial Cellulose. A cellulose with an intertwined reticulated structure, produced from bacteria, has unique properties and functionalities unlike other conventional celluloses. When added to aqueous systems, reticulated bacterial cellulose improves the fluid rheology and the particle suspension over a wide range of conditions [1836]. Test results showed advantages in fluid performance and significant economic benefits by the addition of reticulated bacterial cellulose. 

Sol-gel chemistry enables us to design hybrid inorganic-organic materials, allowing us to fabricate glasses and films with novel properties and functionalities [24]. The low reac-... 

Bloomfield VA, Crothers DM, Tinoco JI (1999) Nucleic Acids Structure, Properties, and Function. University Science Books, Sausalito... 

Bloomfield, V. A., D. M. Crothers, I. Tinoco, and J. Hearst (2000), Nucleic Acids Structures, Properties and Functions, University Science Books, Sausalito, CA. 

Gonzales, T. Robert-Baudouy, J. Bacterial aminopeptidases Properties and functions. FEMS Microbiol Rev. 1996,18, 319-344. 

Kilpatrick, G. J. 8r Tyers, M. B. (1992). The pharmacological properties and functional roles of central 5-HT3 receptors. In Central and Peripheral 5-HT3 Receptors, ed. M. Hamon, pp. 33-57. London Academic Press. 

Zimmermann, H. 8r Braun, N. (1999). Ecto-nucleotidases - molecular structures, catalytic properties, and functional roles in the nervous system. Prog. Brain Res. 120, 371-85. 

Coe, N.R. and Bernlohr, D.A. (1998) Physiological properties and functions of intracellular fatty acid-binding proteins. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1391, 287-306. 

It is the purpose of this article to present some of the aspects of the mode of action, properties, and function of pectic enzymes. 

Barchi, R. L. Voltage-sensitive sodium ion channels. Molecular properties and functional reconstitution. Trends Biochem. Sci. 9, 358-361,1984. 

Filbin, M. T., D Urso, D., Zhang, K., Wong, M., Doyle, J. P. and Colman, D. R. Protein zero of peripheral nerve myelin adhesion properties and functional models. Adv. Mol. Cell. Biol. 16 159-192,1996. 

K. L. Kovdcs, Cs. Bagyinka (1990) Structural properties and functional states of hydrogenase from Thiocapsa roseopersicina. FEMS Microbiol. Rev., 87 407-412... 

Kupfermann, I., and Kandel, E. R. (1970) Electrophysiological properties and functional interconnections of two symmetrical neurosecretory clusters (bag cells) in abdominal ganglion of Aplysia. J. Neurophysiol.. 33 865-876. 

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