Colours of Life - An Introduction to the Chemistry of Porphyrins and Related Compounds

Zusatztext '...it will...be most useful to teachers and lecturers wanting an overview of the field. The coverage is wide-ranging...' Klappentext Why are leaves green and blood red? The answer lies with one family of pigments! the porphyrins and their relatives. These pigments are also responsible for the fundamental energetic processes that make life as we know it possible. The properties of these colorful molecules are now being investigated for use in a wide range of applications! from cancer therapy to microelectronics. The Colours of Life is intended to be an introduction to the porphyrins and their role in life. Zusammenfassung Why are leaves green and blood red? The answer lies with one family of pigments, the porphyrins and their relatives. These pigments are also responsible for the fundamental energetic processes that make life as we know it possible. The properties of these colourful molecules are now being investigated for use in a wide range of applications, from cancer therapy to microelectronics. The Colours of Life is intended to be an introduction to the porphyrins and their role in life. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1.: What porphyrins are and what they do 2.: Where porphyrins come from 3.: Making oxygen 4.: Coping with oxygen 5.: Where porphyrins go to 6.: What happens when it all goes wrong 7.: Porphyrins for the future

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• Authors: Milgrom, Lionel R. Milgrom, Lionel R. (University Lecturer Milgrom, Milgrom Lionel R.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.02.1997
• EAN: 9780198559627
• ISBN: 978-0-19-855962-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Organic chemistry; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, SCIENCE / Chemistry / Inorganic, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry, SCIENCE / Chemistry / Organic, biochemistry, proteins, Plant Physiology, Inorganic Chemistry, Botany and plant sciences, Chemical biology