Biological water : physicochemical aspects / / Gertz I. Likhtenshtein

• Autore: Likhtenshteĭn G. I (Gert͡s Ilʹich)
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (523 pages)
• Disciplina: 553.7
• Soggetto topico: Water
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Water Basic Properties and Activity -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Water and Life -- 1.3 Quantum Mechanics of Water -- 1.4 Water Basic Physicochemical Properties -- References -- 2 Physical Methods for the Study of Biological Water. Magnetic Resonance -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance -- 2.2.1 General -- 2.2.2 NMR Chemical Shift -- 2.2.3 Proton Spin Relaxation! -- 2.2.4 Spin Relaxations as Tools in Investigation of Structure and Molecular Dynamics of Water -- 2.2.5 Fast‐Field‐Cycling Relaxometry -- 2.2.6 Water Diffusion Profiles -- 2.2.7 The Nuclear Overhauser Enhancement or Effect (NOE) -- 2.3 Electron Spin Resonance -- 2.3.1 Continuous-Wave EPR Measurements -- 2.4 Nuclear Relaxation Rates and Polarization Enhancement by Electron Spin -- 2.4.1 Relaxation Processes in a System of Two Spins -- 2.4.2 Contrast Enhancement of Water Protons in Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- 2.4.3 Electron Nuclear Double Resonance -- 2.5 Pulse EPR Measurements -- 2.5.1 General -- 2.5.2 Pulse ENDOR -- 2.5.3 Electron Spin-Echo Envelope Modulation -- 2.5.4 Dynamic Nuclear Polarization -- References -- 3 Physical Methods for the Study of Biological Water-Miscellaneous -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Vibrational Optical Spectroscopy -- 3.2.1 Conventional Absorption and Raman Spectroscopies [1-8] -- 3.2.2 Pulse Vibrational and Rotational Spectroscopies -- 3.2.3 2D Infrared Spectroscopy -- 3.2.4 Sum-Frequency Generation -- 3.2.5 Phonons -- 3.3 Other Methods -- 3.3.1 Terahertz Spectroscopy -- 3.3.2 Dielectrics Measurements -- 3.3.3 Neutron Scattering and Diffraction -- 3.3.4 Compton Scattering and Backscattering -- 3.3.5 X-Ray Absorption and X-Ray Raman Scattering -- 3.3.6 Kerr Effect -- 3.3.7 Ultrasound -- References -- 4 Neat Water -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Water Models -- 4.3 Anomalous Properties of Water. ; 4.4 Neat Water Structure -- 4.5 Two States of Water -- 4.6 Neat Water Dynamics -- 4.6.1 General -- 4.6.2 Phonon and Collective Dynamics -- 4.6.3 Dielectric Properties and Dynamics -- 4.6.4 High Amplitude Motion -- 4.6.5 Ultrasonic Measurements -- 4.7 Miscellaneous Water Properties -- 4.8 Proton and Electron Mobility in Water -- References -- 5 Supercooled and Supercritical Water and Ice -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Supercooling Water -- 5.2.1 Water Phase Diagrams -- 5.2.2 Supercooled Water Structure -- 5.2.3 Two Liquid Forms of Supercooled Water -- 5.2.4 Miscellaneous Properties -- 5.3 Supercritical Water -- 5.4 Ice -- 5.4.1 General -- 5.4.2 Ice I Structures -- 5.4.3 Physical Properties -- 5.4.4 Amorphous Ice -- References -- 6 Hydration of Simple Biological Molecules and Ions -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Small Organic Molecules -- 6.2.1 Theoretical Aspects. Computation -- 6.2.2 Amino Acids and Simple Peptides -- 6.2.3 Nucleotides -- 6.2.4 Lipids. Liposomes -- 6.2.5 Saccharides -- 6.3 Ion Hydration. Water as a Ligand -- 6.3.1 Ion Hydration Properties -- 6.3.2 Experimental Study of Single-Ion Properties-Reference Data -- 6.3.3 Water as a Ligand -- 6.4 Hydration Enthalpy-Entropy. Compensation Effect -- References -- 7 Protein Hydration -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Hydrated Protein-Water Structure and Properties -- 7.3 Hydration Water Dynamics -- 7.3.1 Vibration -- 7.3.2 Rotational and Translational Motions -- 7.4 Chemical Exchange -- 7.5 Hydrated Proteins Low-Temperature Transitions -- References -- 8 Water in Enzyme Catalysis as a Promoter and Chemical Reagent -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Role of Water in the Dynamics and Chemical Reactions of Enzymes Active Sites -- 8.3 Effect Viscosity on Mechanism of Enzyme Reaction -- 8.4 Mechanism of Protein Dynamics Related to Its Activity -- 8.5 Enthalpy-Entropy Compensation -- 8.5.1 General -- 8.5.2 Examples. ; 8.6 Water as a Chemical Reagent in Enzyme Catalysis -- 8.6.1 Hydrolase -- 8.6.2 Oxygen-Evolving Complex -- 8.7 Concerted Enzymatic Reactions -- References -- 9 Nucleic Acids Hydration -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 DNA -- 9.2.1 Structure of Water in Hydrated DNA -- 9.2.2 Water Dynamics in Hydrated DNA -- 9.3 RNA -- References -- 10 Biomembranes -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Biomembranes Models -- 10.3 Hydrated Biomembranes Properties -- 10.3.1 Water Structure in Hydrated Membranes -- 10.3.2 Water Dynamics in Hydrated Membranes -- References -- 11 Hydration of Cells and Tissues -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Water in Cells -- 11.2.1 Cancer Cells -- 11.2.2 Red Blood Cells -- 11.2.3 Escherichia Coli and Haloarcula Marismortui -- 11.2.4 Miscellaneous Cells -- 11.3 Water in Tissues -- 11.3.1 Mammalian Tissues -- 11.3.2 Food Tissues -- 11.4 Water in Plants -- References -- 12 Water: Clinical Aspects -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Quantitative Degradation Assessment -- 12.3 Dehydration Symptoms -- 12.4 Dehydration and Diseases: Examples -- 12.4.1 Kidneys Diseases -- 12.4.2 Mental Diseases -- 12.4.3 Gastrointestinal Tract -- 12.4.4 Cancer -- 12.4.5 Miscellaneous Diseases -- 12.5 Effect Dehydration on State and Activity of Healthy Human Being -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Biological Water
• ISBN: 3-030-82503-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996466845303316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: Soft and biological matter.