For the Love of Enzymes: The Odyssey of a Biochemist
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.30 (609 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0674307763 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From Library Journal Claiming he has never met a "dull enzyme," Kornberg has devoted his life to pursuing and purifying these critical protein molecules. While Kornberg writes clearly and convincingly about his genuine and total fascination for enzymes, the descriptions of significant experiments will be intelligible only to students or professionals in the field. Awarded the Nobel Prize (with Severo Ochoa) in 1959 for his work on DNA synthesis, Kornberg has also played a principal role in the establishment of Stanford's biochemistry department and has produced two major volumes on DNA synthesis and replication. . This
"For the love of Discovery and of Arthur Kornberg" according to Daphna Sagher. "For the love of enzymes" is an informative and interesting personal account of a great biochemist. I bought my own copy years ago, and this one I got as a gift for a recent graduate.. "Learn to appreciate a protocol!" according to biogeek. I read this book when I was in graduate school working in a lab studying yeast replication proteins. Before the genes were cloned to allow overexpression of our proteins we had to purify the endogenous versions from large cultures. Reading this book really made me appreciate the enormous effort that went into designing a purification protocol that worked. Is it glamorous? No. Do you get really cold standing in the cold room? Of course. If you have ever purified proteins and wondered how long it took to develop the protocol, this book will give you an idea (and make. ENZYMES CREATE LIFE Wilfred Desaulnier The importance of enzymes was first impressed on me years ago (1981) by Dr. William Donald Kelley through his explanation and use of pancreatic enzymes in his cancer treatment protocol One Answer To Cancer an Ecological Approach To TH. (More recent accounts of Dr. Kelley's protocol are presented in Cancer: Curing the Incurable Without Surgery, Chemotherapy, or Radiation and One Man Alone: An Investigation of Nutrition, Cancer, and William Donald Kelley) Around 1998 I came across and read the classic "Enzyme Nutrition" by Dr. Edward Howell Enzyme Nutrition which imp
Rather, it is the story of thirty years of decisive campaigns, nearly all of which led to insights of major significance. More important, he trained a school of scientists who focused on and discovered many of the enzymatic activities that act on DNA. Prior to Kornberg, genetic information and later DNA were imbued by biologists with an almost vitalistic aura. It will also delight and inform readers who wish to understand how "real" science is done, and to learn of the values that guide one of our greatest researchers.. It is still avidly read in Japan today.Arthur Kornberg's book is a modern-day Book of Five Rings that replaces the medium of swordsmanship with that of biochemistry, particularly enzymology. Though he was a swordsman, his book was not limited to combat but addressed the much broader question of how to achieve excellence in life through study, discipline, and planning. It is these enzymes in particular that allow modern "genetic engineering."For the Love of Enzymes does not describe a single lucky or hard-won accomplishment. Arthur Kornberg is a primary architect of that revolution, arguably one of the two or three most important biologists of this time. Moreover, these strategies are played out in the context of solving some of the great biochemical problems of the twentieth century.The ability to manipulate and alter DNA fired a revolution that forever changed the na