{"product_id":"heterocycles-in-life-and-society-9780470714102","title":"Heterocycles in Life and Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeterocycles in Life and Society is an introduction to the chemistry of heterocyclic compounds, focusing on their origin and occurrence in nature, biochemical significance and wide range of applications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed CHOICE Outstanding Title for 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Summing Up: Highly recommended. All students, researchers\/faculty, and professionals.\" (Choice, 1 January 2012)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePREFACE TO SECOND ENGLISH EDITION.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePREFACE TO FIRST ENGLISH EDITION.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 MOLECULAR RINGS STUDDED WITH JEWELS\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 From Homocycle to Heterocycle.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Building Heterocycles from Benzene.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Some More Kinds of Heterocycles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Suggested Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 WHY NATURE PREFERS HETEROCYCLES\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Reactions for All Tastes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Heterocycles as Acids and Bases.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Heterocycles and Metals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 ‘There are Subtle Ties of Power„m'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Tautomerism: Heterocycles and Their ‘Masks'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Suggested Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 HETEROCYCLES AND HEREDITARY INFORMATION\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Nucleic Acids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 The Double Helix.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 How One DNA Doubles Itself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Protein Synthesis. Genetic Code and Genome.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 What are Mutations?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Mysterious Telomers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Gene Expression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Suggested Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 ENZYMES, COENZYMES AND VITAMINS\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Molecular Robots.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Coenzymes and Enzymes as ‘Joint Molecular Ventures'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Vitamins, the ‘Molecules of Health'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Ribozymes: Vestiges of an Ancient World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Suggested Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 HETEROCYCLES AND BIOENERGETICS\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 ATP as the Universal Currency of Energy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Breathing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Suggested Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 HETEROCYCLES AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Chlorophyll: Sunlight-receiving Antenna and Energy Carrier.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 What Daylight can Achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Photosynthesis without Light.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Suggested Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 HETEROCYCLES AND HEALTH.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Medicines from a Natural Storehouse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Heterocycles versus Infectious Microbes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Heterocycles and Viral Infections.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Heterocycles and the Diseases of Our Century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Heterocyclic Molecules in Combat with Ulcer and Sexual Disfunctions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Suggested Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 HETEROCYCLES IN AGRICULTURE\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 A Century of Chemical Warfare against Weeds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Regulators of Plant Growth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 The Struggle against Voracious Insects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Resisting the Kingdoms of Mustiness and Rot.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Heterocycles in Animal Husbandry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Combinatorial Chemistry and Functional Genomics in the Synthesis of Biologically Active.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHeterocyclic Compounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Suggested Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 HETEROCYCLES IN INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Heterocycles and Natural Colors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Dyes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Fluorescent Agents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Color Change Compounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Fire Retardancy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Photographic Materials and Recorders of Information.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Heterocycles as Food Additives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Heterocycles as Cosmetics and Perfumery Ingredients.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Other Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.11 Suggested Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 HETEROCYCLES AND SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Molecular Recognition and Host-Guest Interactions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Self-assembling Molecular Systems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Suggested Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 HETEROCYCLES AND 21st CENTURY CHALLENGES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Energy Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Ecology and Green Chemistry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Biotechnology and Related Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 From Molecular Devices to Molecular Computer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Suggested Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 THE ORIGIN OF HETEROCYCLES\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Origin of the Universe and Appearance of Chemical Elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Iterstellar Molecules.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Organic Compounds in Comets and Meteorites.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Do Heterocycles exist on the Moon and Mars?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 The Atmosphere of Earth and Other Planets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Heterocycles and the Origin of the Biosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 Suggested Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONCLUSION.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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