ABSTRACT

The main objective of this book is to bring together multidisciplinary contributions from leading authorities on the properties and roles of water in cell systems which are otherwise dispersed in the literature and difficult to gather. The authors are drawn from areas of physics, chemistry, biology and physiology, where water plays a central role.

part |2 pages

Part I THE STRUCTURE OF THE WATER MOLECULE

chapter |2 pages

Part II. WATER AS A SOLVENT

chapter 2|26 pages

PROTEIN DYNAMICS AND HYDRATION WATER

chapter 3|14 pages

Effect of Hydration on Protein Dynamics

chapter 5|16 pages

HYDROPHOBIC MOLECULES IN WATER

chapter |2 pages

Part III. WATER AT INTERFACES

chapter 6|16 pages

HOW WATER MEETS A HYDROPHOBIC INTERFACE

chapter |2 pages

Part IV. WATER AND CELL MEMBRANES

chapter 11|26 pages

WATER, MEMBRANES, AND LIFE WITHOUT WATER

chapter |2 pages

Part VI. WATER, HEALTH, AND LIFE

chapter 17|10 pages

WATER AND BRAIN