The Nature of Biological Systems as Revealed by Thermal Methods: Hot Topics in Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, cartea 5

Order-disorder conformational transitions of carbohydrate polymers.- Thermal analyses and combined techniques in food physical chemistry.- Recrystallisation of starch studied with MDSC.- Calorimetric information about food and food constituents.- Using DSC for monitoring protein conformation stability and effects on fat droplets crystallinity in complex food emulsions.- Structural and functional studies of muscle proteins by using differential scanning calorimetry.- Effect of nucleotides and environmental factors on the intermediate states of ATP hydrolysis cycle in skeletal muscle fibres.- Thermal investigation on whole plants and plant tissues.- Thermobiochemical studies of animal cell systems in vitro.- Thermal investigations on social insects.- DSC examination of the musculosceletal system.- Quantitative thermal analysis of carbohydrate-water systems.- Statistical mechanical analysis of protein heat capacity accompanied with thermal transition.

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