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Linus Pauling [electronic resource] : selected scientific papers. Volume II, Biomolecular sciences / edited by Barclay Kamb et al.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pauling, Linus, 1901-1994.
- Series:
- World Scientific series in 20th century chemistry ; 10.
- World Scientific series in 20th century chemistry ; 10
- Standardized Title:
- Selections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chemistry.
- Biomolecules.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (746 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Selected scientific papers
- Place of Publication:
- River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, c2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Linus Pauling wrote a stellar series of over 800 scientific papers spanning an amazing range of fields, some of which he himself initiated. This book is a selection of the most important of his writings in the fields of quantum mechanics, chemical bonding (covalent, ionic, metallic, and hydrogen bonding), molecular rotation and entropy, protein structure, hemoglobin, molecular disease, molecular evolution, the antibody mechanism, the molecular basis of anesthesia, orthomolecular medicine, radiation chemistry/biology, and nuclear structure. Through these papers the reader gets a fresh, unfilte
- Contents:
- Contents ; VOLUME II - BIOMOLECULAR SCIENCES ; INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME II ; Part III. Biological Macromolecules ; Introduction to Part III ; Chapter 11. Hemoglobin: Oxygen Bonding and Magnetic Properties ; Chapter 12. Antibodies: Structure and Function
- Chapter 13. The Alpha Helix and the Structure of Proteins Chapter 14. Molecular Biology: The Role of Large Molecules in Life and Evolution ; Photos for Part III ; Part IV. Health and Medicine ; Introduction to Part IV ; Chapter 15. Molecular Disease
- Chapter 16. Physiological Chemistry Effects of Radiation and Health Hazards Chapter 17. Orthomolecular Medicine ; Photos for Part IV ; Part V. Summary of Linus Pauling's Life and Scientific Work ; Chapter 18. Biographical Memoir
- Appendix I: Conversion Between SP Numbers in Chapters 1-17 and Citation Numbers in Chapter 18 Appendix II: Citation Index for Selected Papers ; Appendix III: List of Scientific Publications of Linus Pauling ; Photo Credits ; Publication Credits
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786611960865
- 9781281960863
- 1281960861
- 9789812811974
- 9812811974
- OCLC:
- 879023749
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