Water and Biological Macromolecules

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Water Structure....Pages 3-44
Thermodynamic and Dynamic Properties of Water....Pages 45-59
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Hydration of Amino Acids in Protein Crystals....Pages 63-97
Water Structure of Crystallized Proteins: High-Resolution Studies....Pages 98-147
Hydration of Protein Secondary Structures—The Role in Protein Folding....Pages 148-162
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Molecular Dynamics Simulations on the Hydration, Structure and Motions of DNA Oligomers....Pages 165-225
Structural Water Bridges in Nucleic Acids....Pages 226-243
Hydration Sites and Hydration Bridges around DNA Helices....Pages 244-265
Light Scattering Spectroscopy Studies of the Water Molecules in DNA....Pages 266-292
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Polysaccharide Interactions with Water....Pages 295-320
The Role of Structural Water Molecules in Protein—Saccharide Complexes....Pages 321-337
Lipid Hydration....Pages 338-389
Front Matter....Pages 391-391
Hydration Forces....Pages 393-429
Solvation Thermodynamics of Biopolymers....Pages 430-459
Back Matter....Pages 460-466