9789813272675-9813272678-The Excitement of Discovery: Selected Papers of Alexander Rich: A Tribute to Alexander Rich (Series in Structural Biology)

The Excitement of Discovery: Selected Papers of Alexander Rich: A Tribute to Alexander Rich (Series in Structural Biology)

ISBN-13: 9789813272675
ISBN-10: 9813272678
Edition: 1
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Publication date: 2018
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co
Format: Hardcover 624 pages
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ISBN-13: 9789813272675
ISBN-10: 9813272678
Edition: 1
Author:
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co
Format: Hardcover 624 pages

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The Excitement of Discovery: Selected Papers of Alexander Rich: A Tribute to Alexander Rich (Series in Structural Biology) (ISBN-13: 9789813272675 and ISBN-10: 9813272678), written by authors , was published by World Scientific Publishing Co in 2018. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other Biochemistry (Chemistry, Biological Sciences) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Excitement of Discovery: Selected Papers of Alexander Rich: A Tribute to Alexander Rich (Series in Structural Biology) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Biochemistry books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.42.

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This book is intended for students and general readers who are interested in the structures of biological molecules and history of science. The center of gravity of Alexander Rich's work is on nucleic acids and their structures and their roles in biology, but the breadth of his work is nearly unparalleled. Alex Rich published important early discoveries on the structure and activity of RNA, information transfer (translation) from RNA to protein, the structure of ribosomes with insights into polyribosome functions, the first atomic-resolution structure of nucleic acid base pairings, and the discovery of a hitherto-unknown conformation of DNA. Many of Rich's articles also have a focus on the structure of proteins in general as well as specific proteins and some are concerned with the structure of viruses. Some of Rich's early experimental work is based on scattering of X-rays from fibers but X-ray diffraction from crystals became the dominating technique of the Cold War.

This is a book full of rich history of early days of modern biology and many fundamental discoveries. Alex Rich's main focus throughout his long career was on nucleic acids. His first paper on nucleic acids, was published together with JD Watson. Two years later, Rich reported creating fibers of poly-Uracil and poly-Adenine and studied their structures by diffraction.

Alex Rich's laboratory determined the high resolution crystal structures of the ApU and GpC fragments of double helical RNA from Rich's group is considered a landmark in the detailed understanding of nucleic acid structure.

Readership: Interested lay readers, students, academics.

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