Download or read book Understanding Biology Using Peptides written by Sylvie E. Blondelle and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-23 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book represents proceedings of the 19th American Peptide Symposium. It highlights many of the recent developments in peptide science, with a particular emphasis on how these advances are being applied to basic problems in biology and medicine. Specific topics covered include novel synthetic strategies, peptides in biological signaling, post-translational modifications of peptides and proteins, and peptide quaternary structure in material science and disease.