This book presents proven lab procedures and practical hints for research in analytical and preparative biochemistry, and offers convenient key data in numerous tables. Coverage includes quantitative methods; electrophoresis; chromatographic protocols; immunochemical protocols; centrifugation; and radioactivity. In additional chapters, tables offer quick access to a broad array of useful information, including SI units conversion factors; detergent, protein and nucleotide data; and the basic principles of statistics and enzyme and receptor kinetics are reviewed. This first English-language edition of a successful German-language manual is a valuable resource for students and working professionals in biochemistry, biotechnology and biomedical laboratories.