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10.2.1 Primary Structure .............................................................................326
10.2.2 Secondary Structure .........................................................................326
10.2.3 Keratines ..........................................................................................327
10.2.3.1 Silk ....................................................................................329
10.2.3.2 Wool ..................................................................................330
10.2.4 Collagen ............................................................................................ 331
10.2.5 Elastin ............................................................................................... 332
10.2.6 Tertiary Structure ............................................................................. 332
10.2.7 Globular Proteins ............................................................................. 332
10.2.8 Fibrous Proteins................................................................................334
10.2.9 Membrane Proteins .......................................................................... 335
10.2.10 Quaternary Structure........................................................................ 335
10.3 Nucleic Acids .................................................................................................338
10.4 Flow of Biological Information .....................................................................342
10.5 RNA Interference ..........................................................................................344
10.6 Polymer Structure ..........................................................................................346
10.7 Protein Folding ..............................................................................................349
10.8 Genetic Engineering ...................................................................................... 351
10.9 DNA Profi ling ...............................................................................................354
10.10 Human Genome—General ............................................................................356
10.11 Chromosomes ................................................................................................ 361
10.12 Spliceosomes .................................................................................................372
10.13 Proteomics .....................................................................................................373
10.14 Protein Site Activity Identifi cation ................................................................ 374
10.15 Summary ....................................................................................................... 375
Glossary .................................................................................................................... 375
Exercises ...................................................................................................................378
Additional Reading ..................................................................................................379

Chapter 11 Organometallic and Inorganic–Organic Polymers .................................................. 381
11.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 381
11.2 Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms ...................................................................383
11.3 Condensation Organometallic Polymers .......................................................384
11.3.1 Polysiloxanes ....................................................................................385
11.3.2 Organotin and Related Condensation Polymers ...............................388
11.4 Coordination Polymers ..................................................................................390
11.4.1 Platinum-Containing Polymers ........................................................392
11.5 Addition Polymers .........................................................................................393
11.5.1 Ferrocene-Containing and Related Polymers ..................................395
11.5.2 Polyphosphazenes and Related Polymers ........................................397
11.5.3 Boron-Containing Polymers.............................................................398
11.6 Ion-Exchange Resins .....................................................................................399
11.7 Summary .......................................................................................................401
Glossary ....................................................................................................................401
Exercises ...................................................................................................................401
Additional Reading ..................................................................................................402

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