Since several advances are taking place in chemical analysis, many instrumental methods such as absorption/emission spectroscopy, mass spectral methods involving MALDI-TOF-MS, electron microscopy such as AFM are extensively used in Biochemistry. On account of restricted knowledge in Physics and Mathematics in our teaching programmes, it becomes difficult for a student to comprehend the topics in modern methods of analysis. Hence an attempt is made in this book to cover recent methods in instrumental analysis in as simple language as possible with due emphasis on theoretical principles.

This book consists of twenty chapters. The initial four chapters devote on separation methods including common Chromatography, Electrophoresis and Centrifugation. The last two methods are less commonly used in Chemistry. These include Isotachophoresis isoelectro focusing and bio membrane separations. The next six chapters deal with different spectroscopy methods including absorption, emission, magnetic resonance, electron spectroscopy. The topics such as mass spectroscopy including hyphenated techniques and electron microscopy are also included, with suitable examples for applications in biochemistry. Biostatistics and Bioinformatics are essential components of new areas. The environmental biotechnology and nanobiotechnology are very Briley covered. In the concluding two chapters, modern methods of analysis for important biological products such as proteins, nucleic and amino acids, lipids, enzymes and compounds with low molecular weight are described.

The book contains adequate references for additional reading. The appendix deals with important physical constants and Tables of standards useful in bio statistical analysis.

This book should be most indispensable for readers in bio analytical chemistry both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It should be useful for serious research workers in the field of biotechnology, biochemistry and environmental bio scientists and medicine.