Chemistry

Offering comprehensive and up-to-date know-how in one compact book, an experienced editor and top authors cover every aspect of these important molecules from molecular recognition to cyclodextrins as enzyme models.

The first book to didactically illustrate this particular, prominent class of supramolecular building-blocks covers topics ranging from terpyridine syntheses, via their chemistry and properties, supramolecular structures, and multinuclear metal complexes, right up to functionalized polymers, 3D-architectures, and surfaces.

Als Kunststoffe werden hochmolekulare Substanzen bezeichnet, aus denen sich mittels geeigneter Verarbeitungsprozesse Formkörper herstellen lassen, die bei Raumtemperatur hart und steif sind.

In this masterpiece, the renowned chemistry Nobel Laureate, George A.

An integrated approach to the molecular theory of reaction mechanism in heterogeneous catalysis, largely based on the knowledge among the growing theoretical catalysis community over the past half century, and covering all major catalytic systems.

This first comprehensive handbook on the subject describes the manufacturing processes of various types of papers, recovered paper treatment, as well as the quality and economical aspects.

In this new edition of a bestseller, all the contents have been updated and new material has been added, especially in the areas of toxicity testing and high throughput analysis.

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are one of the most important target classes in pharmacology and are the target of many blockbuster drugs.

From skillful handling of the wide range of technologies to successful applications in drug discovery -- this handbook has all the information professional proteomics users need.

Filling the gap created over the past five years, during which many new techniques have entered the market, this book is directed at both the new and the experienced ion channel researcher wishing to learn more about the considerations and methods for studying recombinant ion channels.

The completely revised second edition of this user-friendly and application-oriented overview of one-step biotransformations of industrial importance.

Get a good start in flavor and fragrance chemistry!

Covering the important task of the scale-up of processes from the laboratory to the production scale, this easily comprehensible and transparent book is divided into two sections.

Edited by one of the leading experts in the field, this handbook emphasizes why solid-state issues are important, which approaches should be taken to avoid problems and exploit the opportunities offered by solid state properties in the pharmaceutical and agricultural industries.

A survey of all facets of the fire performance examination and evaluation of flexible and rigid polyurethane foams in the various fields of building construction, furniture and furnishings, transportation and electric appliances.

This keenly awaited first overview of the field represents a complete guide to the structure and function of the most important mammalian cell membrane organelles.

Aziridines and epoxides are among the most widely used intermediates in organic synthesis, acting as precursors to complex molecules due to the strains incorporated in their skeletons.

This very first handbook on the topic summarizes the current concepts and brings together in one volume the critical arguments concerning the mechanisms relevant to immunodominance.

This is the only up-to-date book on the market to focus on the synthesis of these compounds in this particularly suitable way.

This high-class book reflects a decade of intense research, culminating in excellent successes over the last few years.

Edited by one of the leading experts in the field, this book fills the need for a book presenting the most important methods for high-throughput screenings and functional characterization of enzymes.

This unique reference source, edited by the world's most respected expert on molecular interaction field software, covers all relevant principles of the GRID force field and its applications in medicinal chemistry.

From reviews to the first edtion: "e;Bornscheuer and Kazlauskas have set out, and succeeded, in producing a definitive manual on hydrolytic enzymes (especially lipases, esterases, and proteases) for organic chemists.

This first comprehensive book to cover the expanding field of bioorganometallics represents the perfect starting point for beginners but also an excellent source of high quality information for experts in the field.

The ability to introduce non-canonical amino acids in vivo has greatly expanded the repertoire of accessible proteins for basic research and biotechnological application.

Chemical production processes consist of many complex apparatuses involving both moving and static parts as well as interconnecting pipes, control mechanisms and electronics, mechanical and thermal stages, heat exchangers, waste and side product processing units, power ducts and many others.

Despite the fact that more than 90% of production processes in industry are catalyzed, most chemists and engineers are restricted to trial and error when searching for the proper catalyst.

Recently, supercritical fluids have emerged as more sustainable alternatives for the organic solvents often used in polymer processes.

Focusing on both academic questions and applications of self-assembly of this extremely important class of compounds, this book discusses not only the self-organization of inorganic and magnetic nanocrystals, but also their collective optical and magnetic properties, as well as the in-situ fabrication of metal nanoparticles in solid matrices.

In 17 contributions by leading research groups, this first comprehensive handbook in the field covers the interactions between proteins and lipids that make the fabric of biological membranes from every angle.

Filling the gap in the literature, this book presents everything there is to know about this topic.

With its particular emphasis on the constitutive activity of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)s, this book comprehensively discusses an important biological process that has not yet been covered in such depth in any other existing books on GPCRs.

Until now colloid science books have either been theoretical, or focused on specific types of dispersion, or on specific applications.

The authors of this guide are experts on the use of microwaves for drug synthesis as well as having much experience in teaching courses held under the auspices of the American Chemical Society and the IUPAC.

For the first time, the whole field of organoboronic acids is presented in one comprehensive handbook.

This timely book is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of all important aspects of this modern technology with the focus on the "e;green aspect"e;.

Quasicrystals form a new state of solid matter beside the crystalline and the amorphous.

This completely revised second edition of the standard work has been expanded by some twenty percent to include more information on the latest developments and new apparatus.

This first work to be devoted entirely to this increasingly important field, the "e;Textbook"e; provides both an in-depth and comprehensive overview of this exciting new area.

An introduction to practical IR and Raman spectroscopy.

Serving as a general introduction to surface and interface science, this book focuses on basic concepts rather than specific details, and on intuitive understanding rather than merely learning facts.

Knowledge of the excitation characteristics of matter is decisive for the descriptions of a variety of dynamical processes, which are of significant technological interest.

High-resolution continuum source atomic absorption spectrometry (HR-CS AAS) is the most revolutionary innovation since the introduction of AAS in 1955.

Written by an interdisciplinary team of chemists, biologists and engineers from one of the leading European centers for microsystem research, MIC in Lyngby, Denmark, this book introduces and discusses the different aspects of (bio)chemical microsystem development.

The rational, structure-based approach has become standard in present-day drug design.

Mastering management skills is hard to achieve by newcomers starting their careers in the chemical industry.

ATP-dependent active ion transport enables cells to regulate their pH value and to control their ion composition.

In a reactive distillation column, both the chemical conversion and the distillative separation of the product mixture are carried out simultaneously.

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The whole range of biocatalysis, from a firm grounding in theoretical concepts to in-depth coverage of practical applications and future perspectives.