Abridged Thermodynamic and Thermochemical Tables

Download or read book Abridged Thermodynamic and Thermochemical Tables written by Frederick Douglas Hamblin and published by Pergamon. This book was released on 1968 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The phenomenon of amyloidosis has attracted the attention of numerous researchers for two main reasons: (1) it involves unexpected changes in protein conformation (without chemical intervention) and (2) has practical implications, such as elucidating the mechanisms which drive neurodegenerative diseases carries. In particular, understanding the process of amyloidosis is a fundamental prerequisite in the search for new, effective drugs and therapies targeting the key area of neurodegenerative diseases. The book proposes a model and a mechanism which explain protein misfolding. The concepts presented are based on a model originally intended to show how proteins attain their native conformations. The model is quantitative in nature and founded upon arguments derived from information theory. It facilitates prediction and simulation of the amyloid fibrillation process. It also identifies progressive changes which occur in native proteins, leading to the emergence of amyloid aggregations.