Biophysical Chemistry

James Allen is a professor at Arizona State University. He has won numerous honors including several study sections with the National Institutes for Health and was selected for Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.

• Preface1. Basic Thermodynamic and Biochemical ConceptsPart 1: Thermodynamics and Kinetics2. First Law of Thermodynamics3. Second Law of Thermodynamics4. Phase Diagrams, Mixtures, and Chemical Potential5. Equilibria and Reactions Involving Protons6. Oxidation/Reduction Reactions and Bioenergetics7. Kinetics and Enzymes8. The Boltzmann Distribution and Statistical ThermodynamicsPart 2: Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy9. Quantum Theory: Introduction and Principles10. Particle in a Box and Tunneling11. Vibrational Motion and Infrared Spectroscopy12. Atomic Structure: Hydrogen Atom and Multi-Electron Atoms13. Chemical Bonds and Protein Interactions14. Electronic Transitions and Optical Spectroscopy15. X-Ray Diffraction and Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure16. Magnetic ResonancePart 3: Understanding Biological Systems using Physical Chemistry17. Signal Transduction18. Membrane Potentials, Transporters, and Channels19. Molecular Imaging20. PhotosynthesisReferences and Further ReadingProblemsAnswers to ProblemsIndex

"Biophysical Chemistry is an outstanding book that delivers both fundamental and complex biophysical principles, along with an excellent overview of the current biophysical research areas, in a manner that makes it accessible for mathematically and non-mathematically inclined readers." (Journal of Chemical Biology, February 2009) "This is strongly recommended as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students with backgrounds in the physical and biological sciences. It will also prove extremely useful to university and high school educators, medical doctors, and researchers who want to go beyond a surface treatment of biological phenomenology to its roots in physics and chemistry." (Doody's, February, 2009)