Chemical biology

This book presents specific key natural and artificial systems that are promising biocatalysts in the areas of health, agriculture, environment and energy.

With the increase in volume, velocity and variety of information, researchers can find it difficult to keep up to date with the literature in the field.

Demonstrating the interdisciplinary nature of modern glycosciences, this volume covers research in the fields of polysaccharides and small carbohydrates from the synthetic and structural viewpoints, with applications ranging from biology to the bioeconomy.

Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Trace Elements in Man and Animals (TEMA 10), held May 2-7, 1999, in Evian, France.

Thissecond edition offers a comprehensive overview of the physiological functionsof vertebrate kidneys from a comparative viewpoint, with particular emphasis onnonmammalian vertebrates.

This book introduces readers to industrially important enzymes and discusses in detail their structures and functions, as well as their manifold applications.

The sequencing of the human genome and subsequent elucidation of the molecular pathways that are important in the pathology of disease have provided unprecedented opportunities for the development of new therapeutics.

This second edition volume presents new and updated protocols on comprehensive compendium of clinical metabolomics protocols covering LC-MS, GC-MS, CE-MS, and NMR-based clinical metabolomics as well as bioinformatics and study design considerations.

This volume reviews numerous reaction mechanisms and applications of nucleic acids with catalytic activity.

Back Cover CopyVolume 1 in this book describes how to determine the activity of different isozymes, allozymes, and families of proteinases to advance the fields of enzymology and molecular evolution, and provides useful biomarkers for various biological processes, pathological conditions, and clinical disorders.

Cholesterol is an essential component of the plasma membrane.

In recent years, there has been an explosion in knowledge and research associated with the field of enzyme catalysis and H-tunneling.

The phytochemical constituents of plants fall into two main categories based on their role in basic metabolic processes: primary and secondary.

The Gram-positive and spore-forming Bacilli are the most dominant group of bacteria that exist in various ecological niches on the earth.

The concept of "e;vital amines"e; as essential nutrients was introduced over a century ago by Dr Casimir Funk.

Carbohydrate Chemistry provides review coverage of all publications relevant to the chemistry of monosaccharides and oligosaccharides in a given year.

Understanding and quantifying the effects of membrane transporters within the human body is essential for modulating drug safety and drug efficacy.

The modern synthetic chemist applies all the tools available to identify the drug-like molecules with the best chances of becoming novel drugs.

This detailed volume provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art metabolomics methods based on mass spectrometry (MS), and their application in food, nutrition, and biomedical research.

Carbohydrate Chemistry provides review coverage of all publications relevant to the chemistry of monosaccharides and oligosaccharides in a given year.

Photoaging results from chronic exposure to UV radiation and is an increasingly common clinical feature, with an aging population the clinical burden is likely to increase despite advances in our understanding of the pathology and development of improved treatments.

In the last few years there have been many exciting and innovative developments in the field of membrane protein structure and this trend is set to continue.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the development of therapeutic oligonucleotides for therapeutic applications, touching on a number of additional oligonucleotides including a number of small interfering RNAs currently in various phases of clinical development.

Understanding the major factors determining the specificity of transmembrane transfer processes in proteins is now a hot topic in molecular bio-science.

The scientific advances in the physiology and pathophysiology of adipose tissue over the last two decades have been considerable.

In this book, the major paradigm-shifting discoveries made in the past century on key cellular nanomachines are described in great detail: their complex yet precise and elegant design and function, as well as the diseases linked to their dysfunction and the therapeutic approaches to overcome them.

Carbohydrate Chemistry provides review coverage of all publications relevant to the chemistry of monosaccharides and oligosaccharides in a given year.

The identification and quantification of material present and collected at a crime scene are critical requirements in investigative analyses.

Advances in biochemistry now allow us to control living systems in ways that were undreamt of a decade ago.

This book focuses on the emerging role of ferroptosis in human diseases.

Legumes have high potential for improving the nutritional quality of foods, but limited data on their bioactive compounds exists.

This detailed volume explores protocols for the production of membrane proteins in a panel of heterologous organisms for structural studies.

Carbohydrate Chemistry provides review coverage of all publications relevant to the chemistry of monosaccharides and oligosaccharides in a given year.

Up to 80% of chronic and recurrent human bacterial infections are caused by bacterial biofilms, which are extremely hard to cure.

This book has a pedigree.

Is red wine good for you?

This volume provides methods used to investigate histone methyltransferase function.

Obesity and diabetes develop as a complex result of genetic, metabolic and environmental factors and are characterized by increased lipogenesis and lipid accumulation in many tissues.

Carbohydrate Chemistry provides review coverage of all publications relevant to the chemistry of monosaccharides and oligosaccharides in a given year.

There has been enormous progress in our understanding of molybdenum and tungsten enzymes and relevant inorganic complexes of molybdenum and tungsten over the past twenty years.

Carbohydrate Chemistry provides review coverage of all publications relevant to the chemistry of monosaccharides and oligosaccharides in a given year.

Glycans play essential roles in diverse biological and etiological processes and their structural complexity endow various functions.

With potentially high specificity and low toxicity, biologicals offer promising alternatives to small-molecule drugs.

Formaldehyde is virtually ubiquitous in the modern environment due to its cost-effective nature, its use in resin formation, and its preservative properties.

Glycans play a vital role in modulating protein structure and function from involvement in protein folding, solubility and stability to regulation of tissue distribution, recognition specificity, and biological activity.

The Gram-positive and spore-forming Bacilli are the most dominant group of bacteria that exist in various ecological niches on the earth.

In this book, Dr.

With the invitation to edit this volume, I wanted to take the opportunity to assemble reviews on different aspects of circadian clocks and rhythms.

Since the conceptualization of the electromagnetic spectrum and development of the magnetron, microwave energy has been utilized in many aspects and disciplines of science.