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Informationen zum Autor Dr Victor A Gault?and Dr Neville H McClenaghan, both of School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, UK. Klappentext Although chemistry is core to the life and health sciences, it is often viewed as a challenging subject.Conventional textbooks tend to present chemistry in a way that is not always easily accessible to students, particularly those coming from diverse educational backgrounds, who may not have formally studied chemistry before.This prompted the authors to write this particular textbook, taking a new, fresh and innovative approach to teaching and learning of chemistry, focussing on bioanalysis to set knowledge in context. This textbook is primarily targeted to undergraduate life and health science students, but may be a useful resource for practising scientists in a range of disciplines.In this textbook the authors have covered basic principles, terminology and core technologies, which include key modern experimental techniques and equipment used to analyse important biomolecules in diagnostic, industrial and research settings.Written by two authors with a wealth of experience in teaching, research and academic enterprise, this textbook represents an invaluable tool for students and instructors across the diverse range of biological and health science courses.* Innovative, stand alone teaching and learning resource to enhance delivery of undergraduate chemistry provision to life and health scientists.* Develops student knowledge and understanding of core concepts with reference to relevant, real-life, examples.* Clearly written and user-friendly, with numerous full colour illustrations, annotated images, diagrams and tables to enhance learning.* Incorporates a modern approach to teaching and learning to motivate the reader and encourage student-centred learning. Zusammenfassung Bioanalytical Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences: Principles and Applications is a single core textbook, with supplementary learning materials, which provides a novel teaching and learning resource for tutors and students of first year undergraduate chemistry. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix 1 Introduction to biomolecules 1 1.1 Overview of chemical and physical attributes of biomolecules 2 1.2 Classification of biomolecules 5 1.3 Features and characteristics of major biomolecules 6 1.4 Structure-function relationships 21 1.5 Significance of biomolecules in nature and science 21 2 Analysis and quantification of biomolecules 29 2.1 Importance of accurate determination of biomolecules 30 2.2 Major methods to detect and quantify biomolecules 33 2.3 Understanding mass, weight, volume and density 34 2.4 Understanding moles and molarity 38 2.5 Understanding solubility and dilutions 46 3 Transition metals in health and disease 53 3.1 Structure and characteristics of key transition metals 54 3.2 Importance of transition metals in physiological processes 60 3.3 Transition metals as mediators of disease processes 64 3.4 Therapeutic implications of transition metals 71 3.5 Determination of transition metals in nature 73 4 Ions, electrodes and biosensors 77 4.1 Impact of ions and oxidation-reduction reactions on physical and life processes 78 4.2 pH, biochemical buffers and physiological regulation 83 4.3 Chemical and physical sensors and biosensors 88 4.4 Important measurements using specific electrodes 91 4.5 Specific applications of biosensors in life and health sciences 93 5 Applications of spectroscopy 99 5.1 An introduction to spectroscopic techniques 100 5.2 Major types of spectroscopy 104 5.3 Principles and applications of ultraviolet/visible spectrophotometry 105 5.4 Principles and applications of infrared...
