Preface ......................................................... v
1 From Kuru to Nucleation, Aggregation, Polymerization and
Crystallization in Biology and Medicine ...................... 1
D. Caneton Gajdusek
2 Gels Mimicking Antibodies in Their Selective Recognition
of Proteins and Its Potential Use for Protein
Crystallization ............................................. 11
Jan Sedzik, Nasim Ghasemzadeh, Fred Nyberg and Stellan
Hjertén
3 Bioinformatics of Myelin Membrane Proteins .................. 35
Gunnar von Heijne and Jan Sedzik
4 Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry: Applications to Proteins
and Peptides ................................................ 55
Leopold L. Ilag and Gianluca Maddalo
5 Myelin: A One-Dimensional Biological "Crystal" for X-Ray
and Neutron Scattering ...................................... 75
Hideyo Inouye and Daniel A. Kirschner
6 Two-Dimensional Crystallization of Biological
Macromolecules .............................................. 95
Hans Hebert
7 Crystallization of Proteins: Principles and Methods Lata
Govada ..................................................... 113
8 The Role of Oil in Protein Crystallization ................. 129
Naomi E. Chayen
9 Introduction to Crystallization of Fine Chemicals and
Pharmaceuticals ............................................ 145
Åke С. Rasmuson
10 Myelin Basic Protein, A Saucy Molecule With High
Responsiveness to the Environment or Just an Unusual
Membrane Protein? .......................................... 173
Paolo Riccio
11 The Use of a Magnetic Field and Magnetic Force as a Means
to Improve the Quality of Protein Crystals ................. 195
Mitsuo Ataka
12 Interactive Crystallomic ................................... 225
Jan Sedzik
13 Virtual Molecule: P0 Myelin Glycoprotein. I. Homology
Modeling and Prediction of the Secondary and Tertiary
Structure .................................................. 237
Jan Pawel Jastrzebski and Jan Sedzik
14 In meso Approaches to Membrane Protein Crystallization
Valentin I. Gordeliy and Ekaterina S. Moiseeva ............. 259
15 Amyloid, The Amyloid β-Peptide and Alzheimer's Disease:
Structural Considerations .................................. 283
Lars O. Tjernberg
16 Recent Advances in Structural Basis for Molecular
Mimicry in Inflammatory Autoimmune Demyelinating
Polyneuropathy ............................................. 305
Xin Yang
17 Fresh Water Pearls of Wisdom on Protein Crystallization .... 331
Jan Sedzik
Glossary ...................................................... 345
Index ......................................................... 349
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