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050	0	0	_aQP552.E4 _bE437 2003
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245	0	0	_aElastomeric proteins : _bstructures, biomechanical properties, and biological roles / _cedited by Peter R. Shewry, Arthur S. Tatham, Allen J. Bailey.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2003.
300			_a1 online resource (xiv, 391 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0	0	_g1. _tFunctions of Elastomeric Proteins in Animals / _rR. McNeill Alexander -- _g2. _tElastic Proteins: Biological Roles and Mechanical Properties / _rJohn Gosline, Margo Lillie, Emily Carrington, Paul Guerette, Christine Ortlepp and Ken Savage -- _g3. _tElastin as a Self-Assembling Biomaterial / _rC.M. Bellingham and F.W. Keeley -- _g4. _tIdeal Protein Elasticity: The Elastin Models / _rD.W. Urry, T. Hugel, M. Seitz, H. Gaub, L. Sheiba, J. Dea, J. Xu, L. Hayes, F. Prochazka and T. Parker -- _g5. _tFibrillin: From Microfibril Assembly to Biomechanical Function / _rCay M. Kielty, Clair Baldock, Michael J. Sherratt, Matthew J. Rock, David Lee and C. Adrian Shuttleworth -- _g6. _tSpinning an Elastic Ribbon of Spider Silk / _rDavid P. Knight and Fritz Vollrath.
520			_aThis book was originally published in 2002. Elastic proteins occur in a wide range of biological systems where they have evolved to fulfil precise biological roles. The best known include proteins in vertebrate muscles and connective tissues, such as titin, elastin and fibrillin, and spider silks. However, other examples include byssus and abductin from bivalve molluscs, resilin from arthropods and gluten from wheat. Interest in elastomeric proteins has been high for several reasons. Firstly, their biological and medical significance, particularly in human disease. Secondly, the unusual properties of proteins such as spider silks provide opportunities to develop materials. Thirdly, the development of scanning probe microscopy makes it possible to study structures and biomechanical properties of these proteins at the single molecule level. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the various aspects of elastomeric proteins.
650		0	_aElastin.
650		0	_aGluten.
650		0	_aMuscle proteins.
650		0	_aElastomers.
650		0	_aProteins.
700	1		_aShewry, P. R. _q(Peter R.), _eeditor.
700	1		_aTatham, Arthur S., _eeditor.
700	1		_aBailey, Allen J., _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521815949
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511546327
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