
Structure and Functions of Contractile Proteins
Revisions, Additions, and a Foreword to the English-Language Edition Prepared by the Author
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1966
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Author: Boris F. Poglazov
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 5 2 3 7 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 7 0 8 6 - 9
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Request a sales quoteStructure and Functions of Contractile Proteins focuses on the analysis of problems on the structure and functions of contractile proteins in which substantial progress has been achieved. The book first offers information on the protein constitution of myofibrils and myosin, including adenosinetriphosphatase activity, reaction with actin, and myosin molecule. The text also ponders on the polymerization of actin, tropomyosin, and the theory of contraction. Discussions focus on model experiments and molecular basis of contraction; structural interrelations of muscle proteins; features of the process of polymerization of actin; and size of the actin molecule. The text elaborates on the contractile proteins of the elementary motor structures of cells, as well as the chemical composition and physicochemical and enzymic properties of flagella and cilia; achromatin apparatus and movement of chromosomes; and structure of the flagella and cilia. Motor apparatus of bacteriophage and features of the movement of protoplasm and the mechanism of permeability are also discussed. The manuscript is a reliable source of data for readers interested in the structure and functions of contractile proteins.
ForewordForeword to the English EditionPrefaceList of AbbreviationsIntroduction1. The Protein constitution of the myofibrils2. Myosin Adenosinetriphosphatase Activity Reaction with Actin The Myosin Molecule3. Polymerization of Actin Size of the Actin Molecule Features of the Process of Polymerization of Actin4. Tropomyosin5. The Theory of contraction Structural Interrelations of the Muscle Proteins Model Experiments and the Molecular Basis of Contraction6. Contractile Proteins of the Elementary Motor Structures of Cells Structure of Flagella and Cilia Chemical Composition and Physicochemical and Enzymic Properties of Flagella and Cilia Achromatin Apparatus and Movement of Chromosomes7. Motor Apparatus of Bacteriophage Structural and Functional Properties of Head of Bacteriophage T2 Caudal Sheath of Bacteriophage T28. Some Features of the Movement of Protoplasm and of the Mechanism of Permeability Actomyosin-like Proteins and Protoplasm Movement Isolation of Actomyosin Proteins from Internal Organs and Tissues of Animals Mechanism of Regulation of Phenomena of Permeability9. The Mechanism of Movement in PlantsSummaryReferencesIndex
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1966
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 340
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483252377
- eBook ISBN: 9781483270869
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