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Elsevier's Life Sciences collection helps researchers get comprehensive coverage and up-to-date information on the study of living organisms, their processes, and interrelationships, spanning disciplines like biology, genetics, and biochemistry, and addressing emerging trends such as genomics, biotechnology, and sustainability, essential for advancing knowledge and driving innovation in the field.

    • Linkers in Biomacromolecules

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 647
      • January 20, 2021
      • English
      Linkers in Biomacromolecules, Volume 647 in the Methods in Enzymology series, continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field. New sections in this updated release include chapters devoted to ser-gly linkers + models, sergGly- EAAAK linkers, Effect of crowding on linker behavior, Protathether. Experimental approach to quickly test different linkers in fusion proteins, Linkers in enzyme fusions/cascade catalysis, Linker dependence of avidity in multivalent interactions between disordered proteins, ER/K α-helix linker, The effect of chirality and steric hindrance on intrinsic backbone conformational propensities: tools for protein design, Linker design in protein-based nanostructures, and much more. Linkers in Biomacromolecules, Volume 647 in the Methods in Enzymology series continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field. New sections in this updated release include chapters devoted to ser-gly linkers + models, sergGly- EAAAK linkers, Effect of crowding on linker behavior, Protathether. Experimental approach to quickly test different linkers in fusion proteins, Linkers in enzyme fusions/cascade catalysis, Linker dependence of avidity in multivalent interactions between disordered proteins, ER/K α-helix linker, The effect of chirality and steric hindrance on intrinsic backbone conformational propensities: tools for protein design, Linker design in protein-based nanostructures, and much more.
    • Advances in Clinical Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 100
      • January 14, 2021
      • Gregory S. Makowski
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 100, the latest installment in this internationally acclaimed series, contains chapters authored by world-renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians and research scientists. The serial discusses the latest and most up-to-date technologies related to the field of clinical chemistry, with chapters in this new release focusing on Chimeric RNAs in cancer, Pathophysiologic landscape of osteoarthritis, Advances in lung cancer biomarkers: The role of (metal-) metabolites and selenoproteins, Advances in cerebral palsy biomarkers, Cytokines in psoriasis, Biochemical analysis of oral fluids for disease detection, and more.
    • Rare-Earth Element Biochemistry: Characterization and Applications of Lanthanide-Binding Biomolecules

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 651
      • April 20, 2021
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Rare-Earth Element Biochemistry: Characterization and Applications of Lanthanide-Binding Biomolecules, Volume 651 in the Methods in Enzymology series, continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field. Chapters in this new release include Spectrophotometric methods to probe the solution chemistry of lanthanide complexes with macromolecules, Determination of affinities of lanthanide-binding proteins using chelator-buffered titrations, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance of Lanthanides, Characterization of lanthanoid binding proteins using NMR spectroscopy, Macromolecular crystallography for f-element complex characterization, Infrared spectroscopy probes ion binding geometries, Predicting lanthanide coordination structures in solution with molecular simulation, and much more. Additional sections cover the Characteristics of Gd(III) spin labels for the study of protein conformations, Lanthanide-based resonance energy transfer biosensors for live-cell applications, Yttrium-86 PET imaging, Aqueous Chemistry of the Smallest Rare Earth: Comprehensive Characterization of Radioactive and Non-radioactive Scandium Complexes for Biological Applications, and In vitro selection and application of lanthanide-dependent DNAzymes.
    • Advances in Clinical Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 104
      • August 28, 2021
      • Gregory S. Makowski
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 104, the latest installment in this internationally acclaimed series, contains chapters authored by world-renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians and research scientists. The serial discusses the latest and most up-to-date technologies related to the field of clinical chemistry. It is the benchmark publication for novel analytical approaches in the clinical laboratory.
    • Wood Degradation and Ligninolytic Fungi

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 99
      • August 5, 2021
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Wood Degradation and Ligninolytic Fungi, Volume 99 summarizes current knowledge on wood degradation by fungi. Chapters in this new release include Intracellular detoxification strategies of lignolytic fungi, Cell signaling during wood degradation, Evolution of ligninolytic systems in fungi, Diversity and distribution of lignolytic fungi, Fungal catalysts for lignin valorization: applied aspects, Expression of fungal lignocellulolytic genes in the environment, Wood degradation in grapevine disease, Imaging wood degradation, Lignin degradation by ascomycetes, and more. The increasing interest for wood decaying fungi over the past few years has sparked great potential for their use in biomass valorization, their important function in global carbon cycle, and for the damages they can cause on wood materials, hence this new release includes updates on these and related topics.
    • Photoacoustic Probes for In Vivo Imaging

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 657
      • August 3, 2021
      • English
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      Methods in Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.
    • Encyclopedia of Mycology

      • 1st Edition
      • May 28, 2021
      • Oscar Zaragoza + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Encyclopedia of Mycology, Two Volume Set provides a broad and multidisciplinary overview of a subject whose importance in an ecosystem is becoming more and more universally accepted with its close links to botany, microbiology, biotechnology and medicine. While there are many subject-specific works available on the topics presented, from a multidisciplinary point-of-view it is difficult to find a reliable and updated source such as this one. This work is unique in that it is a one-stop-shop on every topic area of this exciting field.
    • Advances in Clinical Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 103
      • June 25, 2021
      • Gregory S. Makowski
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 103, the latest installment in this internationally acclaimed series, contains chapters authored by world-renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians and research scientists. The serial discusses the latest and most up-to-date technologies related to the field of clinical chemistry. It is the benchmark publication for novel analytical approaches in the clinical laboratory.
    • The Cancer Stem Cell Niche

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 5
      • January 23, 2021
      • Susie Nilsson
      • English
      • Paperback
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      The Cancer Stem Cell Niche, Volume Five in the Advances in Stem Cells and their Niches series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics, including Acute lymphoblastic leukemia and the bone marrow microenvironment, Stem cell niches in bone and their roles in cancer metastasis, The role of vasculature in cancer stem cell niches, The lung cancer stem cell niche, The prostate cancer stem cell niche: Genetic drivers and therapeutic approaches, Impact of prostate cancer stem cell niches on prostate cancer tumorigenesis and progression, The testicular cancer stem cell niche.
    • RNA Modification Enzymes

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 658
      • September 11, 2021
      • English
      • Hardback
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      RNA Modification Enzymes, Volume 659 in the Methods in Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of related topics, including Locating chemical modifications in RNA sequences through ribonucleases and LC-MS based analysis, Development of RNA modification mapping pipelines for high-throughput sequencing approaches, AlkAniline-Seq for high-resolution mapping RNA m7G and m3C modifications, Facile detection of RNA phospho-methylation in cells, Detection and analysis of glycosylated queuosine modifications, A comprehensive pipeline for analysis of RNA 3’-end modification, Analysis of the epitranscriptome with ion-pairing reagent free oligonucleotide mass spectrometry, and more.