The Tao of Chemistry and Life A Scientific Journey
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 11 June 2009
- ISBN 9780195369632
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages432 pages
- Size 239x157x30 mm
- Weight 748 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 13 black and white halftone, 18 line illustrations 0
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Long description:
Written with the non-scientist in mind, this book employs the molecule and its interactions to explain the characteristics of living organisms in terms of the underlying chemistry of life. Following introductory chapters on the fundamentals of life, attention then turns to small molecules such as hormones and neurotransmitters and subsequently to macromolecules including proteins and nucleic acids. The interactions between small and macromolecules remains a central point throughout the book. These include enzymatic catalysis, hormone action, neurotransmission, regulation of metabolism, biosynthesis of macromolecules, the mechanism of action of drugs, taste, olfaction, learning and memory, and chemical communication.
A second central point of emphasis is the sensitive relationship between chemical structure and biological activity. Examples abound and include why subtle changes in fatty acid architecture have positive or negative outcomes for human health in omega-three fatty acids and trans fats and how modest changes in the chemical decoration of the steroid skeleton provide the difference between male and female sex hormones. Beyond these examples taken from the chemistry of small molecules, the book includes a thoughtful consideration of genomics, including the relationship between genome structure and species. The theme of human health appears throughout the book. Cardiovascular medicine, cancer, metabolic diseases, and diseases of the nervous system receive significant attention including consideration of how a variety of drugs work in combating these issues.
In sum, the goal of this book is to inform the non-scientist community in a way that will lead to increased understanding of the relationship between chemistry and life.
Table of Contents:
1. Life: Unity out of Diversity
2. Life: Central Properties
3. Molecular Structures Based on Carbon: The Foundation for the Molecules of Life
4. Building Blocks and Glue
5. From Methane to Chemical Communication
6. Nitrogen and Oxygen: Atmospheric Elements
7. More About Oxygen-Containing Molecules
8. Now for the Rest of the Elements in Vitamin Pills
9. Proteins: An Amazing Collection of Multifunctional Molecules
10. Amino Acids: The Building Blocks of Proteins
11. Proteins Are Three-dimensional Objects
12. Nucleotides Are the Building Blocks of Nucleic Acids: The Stuff of Genes
13. The Central Dogma of Biology and Protein Synthesis
14. Genomes
15. Vitamins: Molecules of Life
16. Carbohydrates: Sweetness and Life
17. Generating Energy from Catabolism
18. Fatty Acids: The Building Blocks of Lipids
19. Lipids: The Greasy Stuff of Life
20. Steroids: Sex and Other Good Things
21. Your Brain: What It Does And How It Works
22. Your Brain: Good Things and Not-Good Things
23. Antibiotics: The Never-Ending War Against Infectious Disease.
24. Cancer: What It Is and What We Can Do About It
25. Chemical Communication
