{"product_id":"9781119089445","title":"Amino Acids and Proteins in Fossil Biominerals An Introduction for Archaeologists and Palaeontologists","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAnalytical Methods in Earth and Environmental Science\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eAmino Acids and Proteins in Fossil Biominerals\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Introduction for Archaeologists and Palaeontologists\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBeatrice Demarchi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Paleontology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAMINO ACIDS AND PROTEINS IN FOSSIL BIOMINERALS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential cross-disciplinary guide to the proteins that form biominerals and that are preserved in the fossil record\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmino Acids and Proteins in Fossil Biominerals\u003c\/i\u003e is an authoritative guide to the patterns of survival and degradation of ancient biomolecules in the fossil record. The author brings together new research in biomineralization and ancient proteins to describe mechanisms of protein diagenesis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book draws on the author's experiences as well as current information from three research fields: geochemistry, archaeology and Quaternary sciences. The author examines the history of the study of ancient proteins, from the dating of Quaternary biominerals to the present advances in shotgun proteomics, and discusses their applications across archaeology, geology and evolutionary biology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis important guide:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the main components of biominerals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDescribes the breakdown of proteins in fossils\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReviews the applications of ancient protein studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten for students and researchers of biomolecular archaeology and palaeontology, \u003ci\u003eAmino Acids and Proteins in Fossil Biominerals\u003c\/i\u003e provides a cross-disciplinary guide to the proteins responsible for the formation of biominerals and to the survival of biomolecules in the archaeological and palaeontological record.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book forms one volume of the popular New Analytical Methods in Earth and Environmental Science Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeatrice Demarchi, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is a biomolecular archaeologist in the Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 September 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119089445\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e144\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384460341388,"sku":"9781119089445","price":101.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119089445_18113a5f-9143-4c77-9cbe-ce808b36bba1.jpg?v=1780170342","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781119089445","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}