Foundations of chemical biology / C. M. Dobson, J. A. Gerrard, A. J. Pratt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dobson, C. M. (Christopher M.)

Contributor:

Gerrard, Juliet A.

Pratt, A. J. (Andrew J.)

Series:

Oxford chemistry primers ; 98.

Oxford chemistry primers ; 98

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biochemistry.

Physical Description:

iv, 97 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2001]

Summary:

Chemical biology is born out of a desire to understand the molecular basis of life. What are the molecules found in cells? How do their intrinsic properties equip them to perform all the complex processes found in cells? This book introduces the fundamental chemistry of the molecules that are essential to all cells. The molecules covered include amino acids and sugar phosphate derivatives, and the macromolecules derived from them (proteins and nucleic acids respectively). In such a short text it is not possible to provide a comprehensive account of the chemistry of these molecules; instead this book introduces important concepts concerning their intrinsic chemistry. The aim is to provide the fundamental ideas relating to the chemistry of life that can then be applied to more advanced aspects of chemical biology.

Contents:

1 The chemicals of biological systems 1

2 Introduction to amino acids and proteins 7

3 The structures of proteins 19

4 From structure to metabolic function: the globins 29

5 Proteins as catalysts 39

6 Sugars and phosphates: an introduction 51

7 Metabolism and the biochemistry of glucose 59

8 Lipids: cells as compartments 69

9 Genetic information: nucleotides and nucleic acids 77.

Notes:

"Oxford higher education."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0199248990

OCLC:

47676528