Author: G. P. Ellis
Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science Div
Keywords: chemistry, medicinal, progress
Published: 1998-01
List price: $198.50
ISBN-10: 0720474000
ISBN-13: 9780720474008

The six reviews in this volume cover once again a most comprehensive range of topics. The anti-malarial activity of the 8-aminoquinolines is examined, with an eye to the development of a single, broad-spectrum drug. Chelation, important in removal of toxic metals from the body, is reviewed for tripositive elements. A new and promising approach to total parenteral nutrition is described. Our indebtedness to the plant origins of many modern drugs is noted in the context of new chemicals. Heterosteroids and receptor-specific opioid peptides constitute two further topics, each case highlighting th

Author: Jordon
Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science Div
Keywords: biochemistry, comprehensive, new, tetrapyrroles, biosynthesis
Number of Pages: 322
Published: 1991-01
List price: $117.25
ISBN-10: 0444892850
ISBN-13: 9780444892850

The study of the structure and function of tetrapyrrolic compounds has excited the interests of organic chemists, biochemists, botanists and biologists for more than a hundred years. Scientific analysis began with the first descriptions of naturally occurring porphyrins, and progress was made towards understanding the structure of chlorophyll. This was followed by the use of newly available isotopes of carbon and nitrogen to investigate the formation of porphyrins in biological systems. Further discoveries led to the elucidation of the atoms in protoporphyrin IX, made possible by the applicati

Authors:J.E. Vance, Dennis E. Vance,
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Keywords: biochemistry, comprehensive, new, lipoproteins, lipids, membranes
Number of Pages: 608
Published: 2002-11-01
List price: $98.95
ISBN-10: 0444511393
ISBN-13: 9780444511393

The first edition of this book was published in 1985. The content of the 4th edition reflects the enormous advances that have occurred since that time in the field of lipid biochemistry. This publication is unique in that it represents a bridge between the superficial coverage of the lipid field found in basic biochemistry text books and the highly specialized material contained in scientific review articles and monographs. The book is not a collection of exhaustive reviews, but a current and readable summary of diverse aspects of lipids. It is intended as an advanced and up-to-date textbook f

Authors:Juergen Bitzer, Philipp J.h. Schroeder,
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Keywords: development, software, source, open, economics
Number of Pages: 294
Published: 2006-10-03
List price: $110.00
ISBN-10: 0444527699
ISBN-13: 9780444527691

Open Source Software (OSS) development appears to present a stark contrast to traditional production and innovation methods and an unlikely contestant in the marketplace. Some of the most striking features are that OSS development is based on contributions of volunteer programmers, that these programmers only associated with each other through informal communities, that the resulting software products are made available for free, and that this unconventional development method is able to produce software of high complexity and extraordinary quality. Obviously, the emergence of software has fun

Author: David W Speicher
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Keywords: genome, interpreting, analysis, proteome
Number of Pages: 394
Published: 2004-04-09
List price: $215.00
ISBN-10: 0444510249
ISBN-13: 9780444510242

This book explores the current status of proteomics, an exciting new discipline, which is less than 10 years old. This new field has rapidly grown into a major commercial and research enterprise with great prospects for dramatically advancing our knowledge of basic biological and disease processes. The contributors to this book are an international panel of proteomics experts, who review and discuss the current status of specific technologies and approaches. Proteomics represents an exciting new way to pursue biological and biomedical science at an unprecedented pace. Proteomics takes a bro

Authors:William G.I. Davenport, Matthew King,
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Keywords: manufacture, acid, sulfuric
Number of Pages: 425
Published: 2005-12-31
List price: $155.00
ISBN-10: 0080444288
ISBN-13: 9780080444284

More sulfuric acid is produced every year than any other chemical. It has a wide range of uses including phosphate fertilizer production, explosives, glue, wood preservatives, and lead-acid batteries. It is also a particularily corrosive and dangerous acid, with extreme environmental and health hazards if not manufactured, used, and regulated properly.Sulfuric Acid Manufacture: Analysis, Control and Optimization keeps the important topics of safety and regulation at the forefront as it overviews and analyzes the process of sulfuric acid manufacture.The first nine chapters focus on the chemica

Author: David John Young
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Keywords: corrosion, series, volume, metals, temperature, oxidation
Number of Pages: 592
Published: 2008-09-23
List price: $215.00
ISBN-10: 008044587X
ISBN-13: 9780080445878

The book is concerned with understanding the fundamental mechanisms of high temperature alloy oxidation. It uses this understanding to develop methods of predicting oxidation rates and the way they change with temperature, gas chemistry and alloy composition. The focus is on designing (or selecting) alloy compositions which provide optimal resistance to attack by corrosive gases. Emphasises quantitative calculations for predicting reaction rates and the effects of temperature, oxidant activities and alloy compositions. Uses phase diagrams and diffusion paths to analyse and interpret scale stru