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Biological Systems under Extreme Conditions

Structure and Function

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  • © 2002

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Editors:
  1. Yoshihiro Taniguchi

    1. Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga, Japan

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  2. Harry E. Stanley

    1. Center for Polymer Studies and Department of Physics, Boston University, Boston, USA

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  3. Horst Ludwig

    1. Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

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Part of the book series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering (BIOMEDICAL)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Liquid Water at Low Temperature: Clues for Biology?

    • H. Eugene Stanley
    Pages 1-23

  3. Ab Initio Theoretical Study of Water: Extension to Extreme Conditions

    • Fumio Hirata, Hirofumi Sato
    Pages 25-52

  4. The Behavior of Proteins Under Extreme Conditions: Physical Concepts and Experimental Approaches

    • Karel Heremans, László Smeller
    Pages 53-73

  5. High-Pressure NMR Spectroscopy of Proteins

    • Lance Ballard, Jiri Jonas
    Pages 75-100

  6. Pressure-Induced Secondary Structural Changes of Proteins Studied by FTIR Spectroscopy

    • Yoshihiro Taniguchi, Naohiro Takeda
    Pages 101-120

  7. The Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering from Proteins Under Pressure

    • Tetsuro Fujisawa, Minoru Kato
    Pages 121-138

  8. Accurate Calculations of Relative Melting Temperatures of Mutant Proteins by Molecular Dynamics/Free Energy Perturbation Methods

    • Minoru Saito
    Pages 139-165

  9. Enzyme Kinetics: Stopped-Flow Under Extreme Conditions

    • Claude Balny
    Pages 167-185

  10. Pressure Effects on the Intramolecular Electron Transfer Reactions in Hemoproteins

    • Yoshiaki Furukawa, Yoichi Sugiyama, Satoshi Takahashi, Koichiro Ishimori, Isao Morishima
    Pages 187-203

  11. Marine Microbiology: Deep Sea Adaptations

    • Chiaki Kato, Lina Li, Yuichi Nogi, Kaoru Nakasone, Douglas H. Bartlett
    Pages 205-220

  12. Submarine Hydrothermal Vents as Possible Sites of the Origin of Life

    • Kensei Kobayashi, Hiroshi Yanagawa
    Pages 221-238

  13. The Effect of Hydrostatic Pressure on the Survival of Microorganisms

    • Horst Ludwig, Günter van Almsick, Christian Schreck
    Pages 239-256

  14. Dynamics of Cell Structure by Pressure Stress in the Fission Yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe

    • Masako Osumi, Mamiko Sato, Shoji Shimada
    Pages 257-277

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 279-283
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About this book

Biological systems are regulated by the thermodynamic parameters of pressure and temperature. With the help of new spectroscopic methods it is now possible to study the structure and function of such systems under extreme pressures and temperatures. This book described the resulting theory and applications of these pressure and temperature effects. The subjects covered include the use of high pressure in food processing and even the theory of the origin and evolution of life. Readers exploring the world of biology in extreme environments will find this book particularly useful.

Reviews

From the reviews of the first edition:

"The book is a collection of review articles and of highly specialised studies which … will provide useful information and reference lists to those interested in discovering the vast and growing field of biological systems under extreme conditions." (Jean-Pierre Gaspard, Physicalia, Vol. 26 (1), 2004)

"I would perhaps most recommend this book to microbiologists interested in the response of microbes to high pressures and the biochemical basis for this response. Nevertheless it may also be a very useful reference for anyone working on the biology of extreme environments who at some point might need to understand how high pressure affects organisms." (C. S. Cockell, International Journal of Astrobiology, Vol. 2 (1), 2002)

"I found this a most interesting and informative volume. It encompasses the physics of water at low temperature, the behaviour of proteins under extreme pressure as studied by NMR and FTIR spectroscopy and X-ray scattering, melting temperature determination and stopped-flow enzyme kinetics. … Most of the contributors are not microbiologists but physical scientists. As a consequence we learn more about problems … . highly recommended." (David Lloyd, Microbiology Today, Vol. 29, August 2002)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga, Japan

    Yoshihiro Taniguchi

  • Center for Polymer Studies and Department of Physics, Boston University, Boston, USA

    Harry E. Stanley

  • Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmacy, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Horst Ludwig

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