Volumes 7 and 8 focus on polyamides and complex proteinaceous materials
synthesized by bacteria and eukaryotic organisms, describing all aspects of
their biosynthesis and metabolism as well as the production and isolation.
Topics included are: poly(g-d-glutamate), cyanophycin, modifications of
proteins, sweet-tasting proteins, motor proteins, enzymes for technical
applications, self-assembling proteins, cell membranes, feathers, elastic
proteins, silk proteins, adhesive proteins, protein composites, wool, collagens
and gelatines.