Includes Bibliographical References and Index.

Chapter 1.Research Progress on Metallothioneins:Insights Into Structure,Metal Binding Properties and Molecular function By Spectroscopic Investigations / Jordi Doménech ... -- Chapter 2.A New Method of Internal Structural Analysis of Keratin Fibers Using Raman Spectroscopy / Akio Kuzuhara -- Chapter 3.Complex NMR Approaches to Studying Conformational Dynamics of Biopolymers / Alexey G.Krushelnitsky -- Chapter 4.The FeCO Unit Vibrations as a Probe of the Structure and Dynamics of the Active Site of Heme Proteins:Combined Quantum Chemical,Vibronic and Spectroscopic Study / Solomon S.Stavrov -- Chapter 5.Volatile General Anesthetic Interactions With Four-a-Helix Bundle Proteins / Tao Zhang ... -- Chapter 6.Effects of Molar Mass on the Coil to Double-Helix Transition of Polysaccharide Gellan Gums in Aqueous Solutions / Etsuyo Ogawa -- Chapter 7.Raman Signatures of Biopolymers:Diagnosis of Oral Cancers and Inflammatory Conditions / C.Murali ...