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200 14$aThe tao of chemistry and life$b[electronic resource] $ea scientific journey /$fEugene H. Cordes
210   $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2009
215   $a1 online resource (427 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-19-536963-7 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 373-386) and index.
327   $aContents; 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 properties; 10. Amino acids: the building blocks of proteins; 11. Proteins are three-dimensional objects
327   $a12. Nucleotides are the building blocks of nucleic acids: the stuff of genes13. The central dogma of molecular 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 does it; 22. Your brain: good things and not-good things; 23. Antibiotics: the never-ending war against infectious disease
327   $a24. Cancer: what it is and what we can do about it25. Chemical communication; Appendix: some examples of explicit and condensed molecular structures; Notes; Glossary; Index
330   $aWritten 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, biosynt
606   $aBiochemistry$vMiscellanea
606   $aMolecular structure
606   $aLife (Biology)
606   $aOrganisms
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615  0$aMolecular structure.
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