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<p>Introduction xv</p> <p><b>PART I BIOPHYSICS OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS</b></p> <p>I. Kinetics of Biological Processes 3</p> <p>1 Qualitative Methods for Studying Dynamic Models of Biological Processes 5</p> <p>2 Types of Dynamic Behavior of Biological Systems 17</p> <p>3 Kinetics of Enzyme Processes 29</p> <p>4 Self-Organization Processes in Distributed Biological Systems 45</p> <p><b>II. Thermodynamics of Biological Processes 77</b></p> <p>5 Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes in Biological Systems Near Equilibrium (Linear Thermodynamics) 79</p> <p>6 Thermodynamics of Systems Far From Equilibrium (Nonlinear Thermodynamics) 91</p> <p><b>PART II MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS</b></p> <p><b>III. Three-dimensional Organization of Biopolymers 99</b></p> <p>7 Three-dimensional Confi gurations of Polymer Molecules 101</p> <p>8 Different Types of Interactions inMacromolecules 109</p> <p>9 Conformational Energy and Three-dimensional Structure of Biopolymers 117</p> <p><b>IV. Dynamic Properties of Globular Proteins 153</b></p> <p>10 Protein Dynamics 155</p> <p>11 Physical Models of Dynamic Mobility of Proteins 187</p> <p><b>PART III BIOPHYSICS OF MEMBRANE PROCESSES</b></p> <p><b>V. Structure-functional Organization of Biological Membranes 227</b></p> <p>12 Molecular Organization of Biological Membranes 229</p> <p>13 Conformational Properties of Membranes 247</p> <p><b>VI. Transport of Substances and Bioelectrogenesis 261</b></p> <p>14 Nonelectrolyte Transport 263</p> <p>15 Ion Transport. Ionic Equilibria 269</p> <p>16 Electrodiffusion Theory of Ion Transport Across Membranes 281</p> <p>17 Induced Ion Transport 287</p> <p>18 Ion Transport in Channels 295</p> <p>19 Ion Transport in Excitable Membranes 319</p> <p>20 Active Transport 339</p> <p><b>VII. Energy Transformation in Biomembranes 349</b></p> <p>21 Electron Transport and Energy Transformation in Biomembranes 351</p> <p>22 Physics of Muscle Contraction, Actin-Myosin Molecular Motor 365</p> <p>23 Biophysics of Processes of Intracellular Signaling 379</p> <p><b>VIII. Electronic Properties of Biopolymers 403</b></p> <p>24 Fundamentals of Quantum Description of Molecules 405</p> <p>25 Mechanisms of Charge Transfer and Energy Migration in Biomolecular Structures 425</p> <p>26 Mechanisms of Enzyme Catalysis 481</p> <p>27 Energy Transformation in Primary Processes of Photosynthesis 505</p> <p>28 Electron-Conformational Interactions in Primary Processes of Photosynthesis 547</p> <p><b>X. Primary Processes in Biological Systems 579</b></p> <p>29 Photo-conversions of Bacteriorhodopsin and Rhodopsin 581</p> <p>30 Photoregulatory and Photodestructive Processes 607</p> <p>Further Reading 633</p> <p>Index 635</p>

<p><b>Andrey B. Rubin</b> is a professor of biophysics at Lomonosov Moscow State University in the Department of Biophysics. Born in Russia, he is chair of the National Committee for Biophysics in the Russian Academy of Science. He has been head of the Department of Biophysics at MSU, Governor of the Task Force on Education in Biophysics, and a member of the RAS Council on Space Biology and Biological Membranes since 2005. He has received many awards for his contributions to the science of biophysics, and he holds many patents and inventions, as well as having been the author of numerous papers. He is also on the editorial board of the journal, <i>Biophysics</i>, in the Russian language.</p>

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