Books: Textbook of Biochemistry With Clinical Correlations, Sixth Edition Handbook of Chiral Chemicals, Second Edition

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Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Handbook of Chiral Chemicals, Second Edition

Correlations, Sixth Edition David Ager, Editor, CRC Press and Taylor and Francis
Thomas M. Devlin, Editor, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Group, Boca Raton, FL, 824 pp., $199.95, 2005,
Hoboken, NJ, 1,208 pp., $115, 2005, ISBN: 0-471-67808-2 ISBN: 1-57444-664-9
Completely updated from its As pharmaceutical companies
previous edition published in look to develop single enan-
2001, this textbook includes tiomers as drug candidates,
the latest scientific research on chemists are increasingly faced
the biochemistry of mam- with the problems associated
malian cells; detailed exami- with this subclass of organic
nation on the relationship synthesis. The book highlights
between events at the cellular the problems associated with
level to the subsequent physi- the production of chiral com-
ological processes in the pounds on a commercial scale.
whole animal; and examples It elaborates on starting materi-
of human diseases derived als obtained from a “chiral
from aberrant biochemical pool” that can be derived from
processes. The book features: more than 1,200 high-quali- natural products. Then it
ty, full color illustrations; over 250 clinical correlations explains methods and reactions
that explain the relationship between biochemical con- that can introduce or influence stereogenic centers, par-
cepts and human diseases; questions with explained ticularly asymmetric hydrogenations, oxidations, peri-
answers at the end of every chapter; and a concise cyclic reactions, and enzymatic methods. Several
appendix that reviews key organic chemistry concepts. chapters concentrate on understanding how to manipu-
The book is divided into five parts:Structure of late enzymes — primarily those derived or modeled
Macromolecules (i.e., eukaryotic cell structure); from biological systems — for catalyzing new reactions
Transmission of Information (i.e., DNA replication, for taking new substrates. Other significant topics
recombination and repair); Functions of Proteins (i.e., include chiral auxiliaries, chromatographic techniques,
enzyme classification, kinetics and control); Metabolic enantiomer-specific reactions, and resolution.
Pathways and Their Control (i.e., bioenergetics and
oxidative metabolism); and Physiological Processes (i.e., Chemistry of Peptide Synthesis
biochemistry of hormones). N. Leo Benoiton, CRC Press and Taylor and Francis
Group, Boca Raton, FL, 290 pp., $139.95, 2005,
Nanotechnology — Basic Calculations for ISBN: 1-57444-454-9
Engineers and Scientists This book is a complete overview
Louis Theodore, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, of how peptides are synthesized
459 pp., $82.50, 2005, ISBN: 0-471-73951-0 and what techniques are likely to
generate the most desirable reac-
This book contains almost 200 tions. Incorporating elements
solved problems relating to from the author’s role of Career
nanotechnology. These prob- Investigator of the Medical
lems are divided in four sec- Research Council of Canada and
tions: Chemistry Fundamentals his extensive teaching career, the
and Principles; Particle book emphasizes learning rather
Technology; Applications; and than memorization. The text uses
Environmental Concerns. In clear language and schematics to
addition to the solved exam- present concepts progressively,
ples, each section contains carefully excluding unnecessary
overview coverage of the sub- details and providing a historical context in which to appre-
ject matter. A key feature of the ciate the development of the field.The book supplies a
book is that the solutions can be broad, yet straightforward approach that appeals to those
presented in a standalone man- with limited knowledge of organic chemistry or chemists
ner, and the problems are laid out to develop the reader’s from other fields, as well as in-depth coverage that can be
understanding of the subjects. appreciated by experienced peptidologists.