TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cordes,Eugene H.
TI  - The tao of chemistry and life: a scientific journey 
SN  - 9780199708765
AV  - QD415 .C66 2009eb
U1  - 572 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Biochemistry
KW  - Miscellanea
KW  - Molecular structure
KW  - Life (Biology)
KW  - Organisms
KW  - Biochimie
KW  - Miscellanées
KW  - Structure moléculaire
KW  - Vie (Biologie)
KW  - Organismes
KW  - molecular structure
KW  - aat
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - Life Sciences
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Chemistry
KW  - Organic
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Trivia and miscellanea
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-386) and index; 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
N2  - Written 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
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