Ribosomes - Spirin, Alexander S.; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2002)
Historical and Fundamental Introduction -- Protein Biosynthesis -- Messenger RNA and the Genetic Code -- Transfer RNA and Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases -- Ribosomes and Translation -- Structure of the Ribosome -- Morphology of the Ribosome -- Ribosomal RNA -- Ribosomal Proteins -- Mutual Arrangement of Ribosomal RNA and Proteins (Quaternary Structure) -- Function of the Ribosome -- Functional Activities and Functional Sites of the Ribosome -- Elongation Cycle, Step I: Aminoacyl-tRNA Binding -- Elongation Cycle, Step II: Transpeptidation (Peptide Bond Formation) -- Elongation Cycle, Step III: Translocation -- Elongation Rates and its Modulation -- Termination of Translation -- Initiation of Translation -- Translational Control in Prokaryotes -- Translational Control in Eukaryotes -- Cotranslational Folding and Transmembrane Transport of Proteins -- Conclusion: General Principles of Ribosome Structure and Function.
Keywords: Biochemistry; Biophysics; Biological physics; Human genetics; Biochemistry, general; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics; Human Genetics