Amino Acids and Peptides [Paperback]

Advanced undergraduate/graduate text for chemists and biochemists working on amino acids and peptides.This text is intended for undergraduate and beginning graduate students in chemistry and biochemistry studying amino acids and peptides. The authors' objective has been to concentrate on amino acids and peptides without detailed discussions of proteins, although the book gives all the essential background chemistry to enable the reader to to appreciate protein behaviour at the molecular level. The approach is intended to encourage the reader to cross classical boundaries. This modern text will be of value in the amino acid, peptide and protein field, to advanced undergraduates, graduate students and research workers.This text is intended for undergraduate and beginning graduate students in chemistry and biochemistry studying amino acids and peptides. The authors' objective has been to concentrate on amino acids and peptides without detailed discussions of proteins, although the book gives all the essential background chemistry to enable the reader to to appreciate protein behaviour at the molecular level. The approach is intended to encourage the reader to cross classical boundaries. This modern text will be of value in the amino acid, peptide and protein field, to advanced undergraduates, graduate students and research workers.This text is intended for undergraduate and beginning graduate students in chemistry and biochemistry studying amino acids and peptides. The authors concentrate on amino acids and peptides without detailed discussions of proteins, while giving all the essential background chemistry, including sequence determination, synthesis and spectroscopic methods. The approach is intended to encourage the reader to cross classical boundaries while gaining an understanding of protein behavior on a molecular level. The book includes chapters on the biological roles of amino acids, as well as a section on enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of peptides, with sulč