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A review of the methodology of protein structure determination, and the value of structural knowledge, for a scientifically literate non-specialist audience.

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Explains the science and significance of the development of mass spectrometry and NMR for identification and structure analyses of biological macromolecules by the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, John B. Fenn, Koichi Tanaka, and Kurt Wüthrich.

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Gives an overview of MS proteomic techniques, and then gives examples of how they have been used to increase understanding of biological pathways and processes, often with the potential for medical applications. Several of the examples refer to processes covered later on in this book.