The Thermodynamic Machinery of Life

by Michal Kurzynski

Book Overview

The Thermodynamic Machinery of Life presents the relevant foundations of nonequilibrium thermodynamics as applied to biological processes taking place at the subcellular level. The biological cell is considered as a complex open thermodynamic system far from equilibrium that enzymatically controls various biochemical reactions and transport processes across internal and the cytoplasmatic membrane. The enzymatic free energy and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000VI78O2
• ISBN13: 9783540238881
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 431 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"