Biochemistry

Mineralizing Vesicles: From Biochemical and Biophysical Properties to Their Roles in Physiology and Disease presents the state-of-the art in the properties of mineralizing EVs and their potential clinical applications.

Freshwater is a most precious natural resource.

This is the story of an empire founded on pigs.

Calixarenes have been widely exploited in all areas of supramolecular chemistry over the past three decades and many recent developments have concerned their applications in the production of chemical entities with the dimensions of nanometres, as in "e;nanochemistry"e;.

Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 99, the latest installment in this internationally acclaimed series, contains chapters authored by world-renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians and research scientists.

Lab-on-a-chip technology permits us to make many important discoveries that can only be observed at the microscale or the nanoscale.

This textbook teaches bioengineers critical concepts about protein three dimensional structures, how proteins fold, and how the folding affects the functioning of the protein.

Addressing the biology, husbandry, management, veterinary care and research applications of both large and miniature swine, this color resource is renowned as the laboratory reference on swine.

This book serves as an introduction to graduate students and early career researchers on chemistry and botany of the cannabis plant.

Multicellular organisms must be able to adapt to cellular events to accommodate prevailing conditions.

Part I covers modern advances in the determination ofglycoprotein structure and in the biosynthesis of mammalian,bacterial, yeast, plant and insect glycoproteins.

This edition is the labor of many enthousiastic scientists who were invited to teach at a NATO Advanced Study Institute on the "e;Spectroscopy of Inorganic Bioactivators"e; which took place on August 20 -30, 1988 at Club Poseidon, Loutraki, Greece.

Since its inception in 1945, this serial has provided critical and integrating articles written by research specialists that integrate industrial, analytical, and technological aspects of biochemistry, organic chemistry, and instrumentation methodology in the study of carbohydrates.

Vascular diseases of the retina are a major cause of blindness among all age groups.

Since its inception in 1945, Advances in Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biochemistry has provided critical and integrating articles written by research specialists that integrate industrial, analytical, and technological aspects of biochemistry, organic chemistry, and instrumentation methodology in the study of carbohydrates.

This text provides a fresh, accessible introduction to human metabolism that shows how the physiological actions of selected organs can be explained by their particular biochemical processes.

Significant progress has been made in recent years in quenched-phosphorescence oxygen sensing, particularly in the materials and applications of this detection technology that are open to commercialization, like uses in brain imaging and food packaging.

This volume explores the latest advancements in mucin research.

This book discusses the potential roles of miRNA as a crucial regulator in cancer biology.

During the past three decades, the sugar moiety of complex carbohydrates has been found to be involved in important interactions of immunological specificity of antigens and to participate in a variety of cellular functions.

The first comprehensive book focusing on synthesis and applications of macrocyclic polyamines and their derivatives Macrocyclic polyamines are a class of widely used important compounds.

This book describes advances in the thinking of experts in the field of combustion toxicology through 1991.

This enzymology textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students covers the syllabi of most universities where this subject is regularly taught.

This book reflects the use of cyanobacteria for the bioremediation of wastewater through different mechanisms and pathways of transformation and transfer of hazardous substances from one medium to another.

Lipids traditionally have been viewed as serving two functions: to form cellular membranes and to serve as energy stores.

Advances in Insect Physiology publishes eclectic volumes containing important, comprehensive and in-depth reviews on all aspects of insect physiology.

Named after Selene, Greek goddess of the moon, selenium (Se) has moved has moved from being thought of as a toxicant to being considered an essential nutrient with the potential to reduce cancer risk in the span of seven decades.

This book contains the papers which were presented at the First Gulf Shores Symposium on Unusual DNA Structures.

This book is based on the lectures given at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on "e;Sensory Perception and Transduction in Aneural Organisms"e; held in Volterra (Pisa.

This book explores the uranium uptake by plants and its impact on plant physiology and biochemistry.

An up-to-date overview of the dynamic field of whey protein utilization Whey Protein Production, Chemistry, Functionality and Applications explores the science and technology behind the rapidly increasing popularity of this most versatile of dairy by-products.

This reference work provides comprehensive information about the bioactive molecules presented in our daily food and their effect on the physical and mental state of our body.

Integrins are heterodimeric cell surface receptors which anchor cells to different extracellular matrix proteins or act as cell-cell receptors.

Timothy Leary's advice to "e;tune in, turn on and drop out"e; was a 1960s exhortation to experiment with LSD, but humans had been consuming ergot alkaloids related to lysergic acid diethylamide for at least a thousand years.

Closing a gap in the literature, this comprehensive book presents the utility of carbohydrate derivatives as chiral auxiliaries, reagents, complex ligands and organocatalysts, together with details of their preparation, as well as their successful application in stereoselective synthesis.

INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE FOR INTRACELLULAR CHOLESTEROL TRAFFICKING This volume is an elaboration of an earlier small meeting held in St.

This reference book compiles up-to-date research about the threat and management of pharmaceutical residue dispersion in the aquatic environment.

This book provides an overview of the biology and biochemistry of peroxisomes, and discusses the contribution of these organelles to peroxisomal and neurodegenerative diseases.

Liposomes are cellular structures made up of lipid molecules, which are water insoluble organic molecules and the basis of biological membranes.

It is fourteen years since insulin was last reviewed in The Handbook of Ex- perimental Pharmacology, in volume 32.

Moderne Technologien mit ihrer typischen Komplexität stellen eine Herausforderung an die Entwicklung von Urteils- und Handlungsfähigkeit in der Schule dar, weil sich das Wissen auf dem Gebiet moderner Technologieentwicklung mit einer enormen Geschwindigkeit weiterentwickelt, weil strategisches Denken in Bezug auf Zielsetzungen und Wahlmöglichkeiten für die Lösung komplexer Probleme, z.

This book presents an overview of our current understanding of the biomineralization mechanisms for shell formation in the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata, based on molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, structural biology and environmental biology.

Biochemical Basis of Medicine discusses academic biochemistry and the applications of biochemistry in medicine.

Multicellular organisms must be able to adapt to cellular events to accommodate prevailing conditions.

Molecular imaging of drugs or drug carriers is a valuable tool that can provide important information on spatiotemporal distribution of drugs, allowing improved drug distribution at target sites.