Compendium of Biophysics
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<p>PART I BIOPHYSICS OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS</p>
<p>I. Kinetics of Biological Processes 3</p>
<p>1 Qualitative Methods for Studying Dynamic Models of Biological Processes 5</p>
<p>2 Types of Dynamic Behavior of Biological Systems 17</p>
<p>3 Kinetics of Enzyme Processes 29</p>
<p>4 Self–Organization Processes in Distributed Biological Systems 45</p>
<p>II. Thermodynamics of Biological Processes 77</p>
<p>5 Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes in Biological Systems Near Equilibrium (Linear Thermodynamics) 79</p>
<p>6 Thermodynamics of Systems Far From Equilibrium (Nonlinear Thermodynamics) 91</p>
<p>PART II MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS</p>
<p>III. Three–dimensional Organization of Biopolymers 99</p>
<p>7 Three–dimensional Confi gurations of Polymer Molecules 101</p>
<p>8 Different Types of Interactions inMacromolecules 109</p>
<p>9 Conformational Energy and Three–dimensional Structure of Biopolymers 117</p>
<p>IV. Dynamic Properties of Globular Proteins 153</p>
<p>10 Protein Dynamics 155</p>
<p>11 Physical Models of Dynamic Mobility of Proteins 187</p>
<p>PART III BIOPHYSICS OF MEMBRANE PROCESSES</p>
<p>V. Structure–functional Organization of Biological Membranes 227</p>
<p>12 Molecular Organization of Biological Membranes 229</p>
<p>13 Conformational Properties of Membranes 247</p>
<p>VI. Transport of Substances and Bioelectrogenesis 261</p>
<p>14 Nonelectrolyte Transport 263</p>
<p>15 Ion Transport. Ionic Equilibria 269</p>
<p>16 Electrodiffusion Theory of Ion Transport Across Membranes 281</p>
<p>17 Induced Ion Transport 287</p>
<p>18 Ion Transport in Channels 295</p>
<p>19 Ion Transport in Excitable Membranes 319</p>
<p>20 Active Transport 339</p>
<p>VII. Energy Transformation in Biomembranes 349</p>
<p>21 Electron Transport and Energy Transformation in Biomembranes 351</p>
<p>22 Physics of Muscle Contraction, Actin–Myosin Molecular Motor 365</p>
<p>23 Biophysics of Processes of Intracellular Signaling 379</p>
<p>VIII. Electronic Properties of Biopolymers 403</p>
<p>24 Fundamentals of Quantum Description of Molecules 405</p>
<p>25 Mechanisms of Charge Transfer and Energy Migration in Biomolecular Structures 425</p>
<p>26 Mechanisms of Enzyme Catalysis 481</p>
<p>27 Energy Transformation in Primary Processes of Photosynthesis 505</p>
<p>28 Electron–Conformational Interactions in Primary Processes of Photosynthesis 547</p>
<p>X. Primary Processes in Biological Systems 579</p>
<p>29 Photo–conversions of Bacteriorhodopsin and Rhodopsin 581</p>
<p>30 Photoregulatory and Photodestructive Processes 607</p>
<p>Further Reading 633</p>
<p>Index 635</p>