Water in Biology: A Molecular View

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Water is well known to be an essential component of all biological systems. Thousands of papers describe the role of water interacting with ions, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids. In this book, the authors discuss the background of chemistry and physics, including a very brief review of thermodynamics and quantum mechanics, to the limited extent needed for the remainder of the book.


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Water in Biology: A Molecular View

The various behaviors of water at surfaces, in solutions, in hydrating ions, proton transport, and the phase changes involving water are introduced. Hydrogen bonds, their networks, and how they are associated with proteins are discussed, along with proton transport, which is essential in several biological systems. The authors then discuss water in confined spaces, channels, and transporters, critical topics in biology. Some special topics are interesting, like anhydrobiosis, and those are touched upon briefly.

The authors have not attempted to make this book comprehensive; the thousands of papers that have been published that are relevant provide far too much material for a single volume. Instead, enough material is presented so that the reader sees what is known or thought to be known. As with any science, sometimes we are pretty sure of something, only to find ground shifting under us as new experimental results show that what we thought we knew, we didn’t. However, a snapshot of the present state of knowledge is helpful. Knowledge is progressing so rapidly that at least some will need updating as this is being written. However, this is an excellent time to summarize what is known and provide background information to help understand what is coming.


Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Background

Chapter 3. Phases: 3-Dimensional and 2-Dimensional Phases and Phase Changes

Chapter 4. Solvation by Water: Ions, Other Hydrophilic Species, and Larger Molecules, Especially Amino Acids, and onto Proteins

Chapter 5. Nucleic Acid Hydration: Effects on Structure, Thermodynamics, and Dynamics

Chapter 6. Ionic Conduction and Diffusion

Chapter 7. Acids and Bases with Particular Reference to Amino Acids

Chapter 8. Surfaces: Colloids, Small Particles, Surfactants, and Macroscopic Liquid Surfaces

Chapter 9. Hydrogen Bonds and Proton Paths

Chapter 10. Confined Spaces and Water Clusters

Chapter 11. Channels and Transporters

Chapter 12. Three Special Topics

Chapter 13. Simulations, Quantum Calculations, and Other Calculations

Chapter 14. Conclusion

Chapter 15. Epilogue

Appendix: Boltzmann Distribution and Some Uses

Acknowledgments

Index

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