The Colours of Life
An Introduction to the Chemistry of Porphyrins and Related Compounds
Seiten
1997
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-855962-7 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-855962-7 (ISBN)
This text provides an introduction to porphyrins and their role. The properties of these colourful molecules are now being investigated for use in a wide range of applications, from cancer therapy to microelectronics.
Why are leaves green and blood red? The answer lies with one family of pigments, the porphyrins and their relatives. These pigments are also responsible for the fundamental energetic processes that make life as we know it possible. The properties of these colourful molecules are now being investigated for use in a wide range of applications, from cancer therapy to microelectronics. The Colours of Life is intended to be an introduction to the porphyrins and their role in life.
Why are leaves green and blood red? The answer lies with one family of pigments, the porphyrins and their relatives. These pigments are also responsible for the fundamental energetic processes that make life as we know it possible. The properties of these colourful molecules are now being investigated for use in a wide range of applications, from cancer therapy to microelectronics. The Colours of Life is intended to be an introduction to the porphyrins and their role in life.
Preface ; 1. What porphyrins are and what they do ; 2. Where porphyrins come from ; 3. Making oxygen ; 4. Coping with oxygen ; 5. Where porphyrins go to ; 6. What happens when it all goes wrong ; 7. Porphyrins for the future
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.2.1997 |
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| Zusatzinfo | numerous line figures |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 392 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Anorganische Chemie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Organische Chemie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-855962-3 / 0198559623 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-855962-7 / 9780198559627 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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