TY - BOOK AU - Wilson,Keith AU - Walker,John M. TI - Principles and techniques of practical biochemistry SN - 9780521428095 U1 - 574.19'2 22 PY - 1994/// CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Biochemistry KW - Methodology N1 - CONTENT 1 GENERAL PRINCIPLE OF BIOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS 1.1 Introduction 1.2 General approaches to biochemical investigations 1.3 Physiological 1.4 Cell distruption 1.5 Cell and tissue culture, etc. 2 IMMUNOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES 2.1 General Principles 2.2 Production of antibodies 2.3 The Precipitin reaction in free solution 2.4 The precipitation reaction in gels: immunodiffusion{ ID} 2.5 Radioimmunoassay{ RIA}, ETC. 3 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TECHNIQUES 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Structure of nucleic acids 3.3 Functions of nucleic acids 3.4 Isolation of nucleic acids 3.5 Physical analysis of DNA, etc. 4 PROTEIN AND ENZYME TECHNIQUES 4.1 Ionic properties of amino acids and proteins 4.2 Protein structure 4.3 Investigation of protein structure 4.4 Total protein estimation 4.5 Protein purification, etc. 5 RADIOISOTOPE TECHNIQUES 5.1 The nature of radioactivity 5.2 Detection and measurement of radioactivity 5.3 Other practical aspects of counting radio labelled compounds 5.4 Inherent advantages and restrictions of radio tracer experiments 5.5 Safety aspects, etc. 6 CENTRIFUGATION TECHNIQUES 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Basic principle of sedimentation 6.3 Centrifuges and their use 6.4 Design and care of preparative rotors 6.5 Sample containers, etc. 7 SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Gamma-ray spectroscopy and y-ray resonance spectroscopy 7.3 X-ray spectroscopy 7.4 Ultraviolet and visible light spectroscopy 7.5 Infrared and Raman spectroscopy, etc. 8 MASS SPECTROMETRIC TECHNIQUES 8.1 Introduction 8.2 The mass spectrometer 8.3 Electron impact ioniSation 8.4 Chemical ioniSation {CI} 8.5 Field ionisation {FI}, etc. 9 ELECTROPHORETIC TECHNIQUES 9.1 General principles 9.2 Support media 9.3 Electrophoresis of proteins 9.4 Electrophoresis of nucleic acids 9.5 Capillary electrophoresis, etc. 10 CHROMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES 10.1 General principle 10.2 Sample preparation 10.3 Low pressure Column Chromatography 10.4 High performance liquid chromatography {HPLC} 10.5 Adsorption Chromatography, etc. 11 ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Principles of electrochemical techniques 11.3 Redox reactions 11.4 The PH electrode 11.5 Ion-selective and gas-sensing electrodes, erc; Includes bibliographical index: p. 575-586 ER -