TOC Front Cover 2 Advances in Protein Chemistry, Volume v 5 Copyright Page 6 Contributors to Volume V 7 Contents 9 Chapter 1. The Synthesis of Peptides 13 I. Introduction and Nomenclature 13 II. General Methods of Peptide Synthesis 17 III. Special Aspecte of Peptide Synthesis 46 References 87 Chapter 2. Amino Acid Composition of Purified Proteins 95 I. Introduction 96 II. Purposes of Amino Acid Analysis 97 III. Methods of Analysis 98 IV. Establishment of Accuracy and Specificity of Methods of Analysis 111 Front Cover 2 Advances in Protein Chemistry, Volume v 5 Copyright Page 6 Contributors to Volume V 7 Contents 9 Chapter 1. The Synthesis of Peptides 13 I. Introduction and Nomenclature 13 II. General Methods of Peptide Synthesis 17 III. Special Aspecte of Peptide Synthesis 46 References 87 Chapter 2. Amino Acid Composition of Purified Proteins 95 I. Introduction 96 II. Purposes of Amino Acid Analysis 97 III. Methods of Analysis 98 IV. Establishment of Accuracy and Specificity of Methods of Analysis 111 V. Comparison of Analytical Methods 118 VI. Structure of Proteins as Revealed by Amino Acid Analysis 137 VII. Amino Acid Composition of Certain Proteins 141 VIII. General Discussion 153 IX . Conclusion and Summary 160 References 160 Chapter 3. Biological Evaluation of Proteins 167 I. Introduction 167 II. Evaluation through Nitrogen Balance 169 III. Evaluation through Growth 185 IV. Evaluation through Tissue Regeneration 192 V. Evaluation through Amino Acid Analysis 204 VI. Summary 207 References 208 Chapter 4. Milk Proteins 213 I. Introduction 214 II. Protein Distribution in Milk 214 III. Separation and Properties of Milk Proteins 215 IV. Proteins of Whey 222 VI. Enzymes in Milk 231 V. Amino Acid Composition of Milk Proteins 231 VII. Relationship of Milk Proteins to Serum Proteins 235 References 237 Chapter 5 .Plant Proteins 241 I. Introduction 242 II. Bulk Proteins of Plants, Plant Organs, Etc. 244 III. “Individual” Proteins of Plants 271 IV. Modes of Occurrence of Protein in Plants 277 V. Protein Metabolism in Plants 281 VI. Conclusion 306 References 307 Chapter 6. Synthetic Fibers Made from Proteins 317 I. Introduction 317 II. General Considerations of Proteins Chain Behavior 319 III. Preparation of Fibers from Proteins 323 IV. Molecular Basis for Mechanical Properties of Fibers Made from Proteins 339 V. Summary and Conclusion 357 References 358 Chapter 7. Some Protein-Chemical Aspects of Tanning Processes 365 I. Introduction 366 II. Chemistry of Collagen 368 III. Keratolysis and Action of Alkali on Hide 387 IV. General Aspects of Tanning 390 V. Reaction of Chromium Compounds with Collagen (Chrome Tanning) 391 VI. Vegetable-Tanning Process 406 VII. Reaction of Condensed Sulfo Acids (Syntans) with Collagen 414 VIII. Tanning Power of Aldehydes 417 IX. Quinone Tannage 423 X. General Comments 425 References 427 Chapter 8. Proteins, Lipids, and Nucleic Acids in Cell Structures and Functions 435 I. Introduction 435 II. The Cell 437 III. The Nucleus 438 IV. The Cytoplasm 440 V. Constitution and Duplication of Living Matter 445 VI. Phospholipids in Cell Structures and Functions 446 VII. Proteins 448 VIII. Nucleic Acids 449 References 451 Author Index 453 Subject Index 478 Show more