Micelles, Monolayers, and Biomembranes

From The Critics

Reviewer: Sergey Popov, PhD(University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Description: This is an interesting new book on amphipathic molecules and their role in determining the structure and properties of monolayer, bilayer, and biomembrane systems.
Purpose: The purpose is to describe in a single book the phenomena that arise as a consequence of hydrophobicity, including formation of monolayers, micelles, liposomes, and biomembranes. This is an important topic area, and the book largely meets its overall objective.
Audience: Targeted especially for students of physical and biological sciences, the book will be useful to those researchers who are interested in hydrophobic interactions and in the structure and function of biological membranes. The authors are credible authorities in the area of hydrophobic interactions.
Features: The book includes numerous charts, tables, and graphs. The book assumes some knowledge of physical chemistry and, to a lesser extent, biochemistry. The introductory information related to the biochemical topics in many cases is sufficient for understanding the content of the related chapter. The references are practical, up-to-date, and well selected.
Assessment: This is a very useful book for students in the field of physical chemistry or biochemistry. It brings together theoretical concepts of hydrophobic interactions and links them to the important biological phenomena. This book helps to fill the need for a concise text on the phenomenon of hydrophobicity.

Sergey Popov

This is an interesting new book on amphipathic molecules and their role in determining the structure and properties of monolayer, bilayer, and biomembrane systems. The purpose is to describe in a single book the phenomena that arise as a consequence of hydrophobicity, including formation of monolayers, micelles, liposomes, and biomembranes. This is an important topic area, and the book largely meets its overall objective. Targeted especially for students of physical and biological sciences, the book will be useful to those researchers who are interested in hydrophobic interactions and in the structure and function of biological membranes. The authors are credible authorities in the area of hydrophobic interactions. The book includes numerous charts, tables, and graphs. The book assumes some knowledge of physical chemistry and, to a lesser extent, biochemistry. The introductory information related to the biochemical topics in many cases is sufficient for understanding the content of the related chapter. The references are practical, up-to-date, and well selected. This is a very useful book for students in the field of physical chemistry or biochemistry. It brings together theoretical concepts of hydrophobic interactions and links them to the important biological phenomena. This book helps to fill the need for a concise text on the phenomenon of hydrophobicity.

Booknews

Deals with amphipathic molecules and their importance in relation to the structure and function of biological membranes. Discusses the nature of hydrophobic reactions in lipids and proteins in biological membranes, and covers the structure of membranes, receptors and ion channels. Addresses protein translocation across membranes and its impact on signal transduction. Emphasizes methods that have been used to determine the structure and function of biological membranes. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

3 Stars from Doody