Protein Primer  Table of Contents of volume I (as of 7-03)

Chapter 1. Introduction to Protein Research. Why this monograph became

necessary.

Chapter 2. Protein substructures. Proteins are not isotropic.

Chapter 3. Knots make biology possible

Chapter 4. Matrix breathing-the “subtle- change” process

Chapter 5. Functional domains-the smallest protein building blocks

Chapter 6. How reliable are the B-factors?

Chapter 7. Knots define protein families and establish genetic stability

Chapter 8. Folded stability of proteins is due entirely to their knots

Chapter 9  Molten-globule species and other complications in protein folding

Chapter 10.Enzyme structure

Chapter 11. The pairing principle

Chapter 12. What makes knots strong

Chapter 13. Similarities and differences among proteins

Chapter 14. Effects of independent variables mediated through proteins

Chapter 15. Structural similarity of proteins

 Chapter 16. Examples or the “nutcracker” mechanism in biology

 Chapter 17. Mechanical features of chymotryptic catalysis

 Chapter 18. Potential energy transfer by subtle change

 Chapter 19. “Completing the knot” –the mechanical basis of strong interaction

 Chapter 20. Constrasting chemical and biological research

 Chapter 21. Mechanical mechanisms of multi-enzyme systems

 Chapter 22  Theory of non-stoichiometric linkage processes

 Chapter. 23.Compensation temperatures are the major toolin protein research