The Colours of Life

An Introduction to the Chemistry of Porphyrins and Related Compounds

Lionel R. Milgrom (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

1997
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-855962-7 (ISBN)

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This text provides an introduction to porphyrins and their role. The properties of these colourful molecules are now being investigated for use in a wide range of applications, from cancer therapy to microelectronics.

Why are leaves green and blood red? The answer lies with one family of pigments, the porphyrins and their relatives. These pigments are also responsible for the fundamental energetic processes that make life as we know it possible. The properties of these colourful molecules are now being investigated for use in a wide range of applications, from cancer therapy to microelectronics. The Colours of Life is intended to be an introduction to the porphyrins and their role in life.

Preface ; 1. What porphyrins are and what they do ; 2. Where porphyrins come from ; 3. Making oxygen ; 4. Coping with oxygen ; 5. Where porphyrins go to ; 6. What happens when it all goes wrong ; 7. Porphyrins for the future

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.2.1997
Zusatzinfo	numerous line figures
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	392 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Anorganische Chemie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Organische Chemie
ISBN-10	0-19-855962-3 / 0198559623
ISBN-13	978-0-19-855962-7 / 9780198559627
Zustand	Neuware