Biochemistry category: 2807 books
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Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2014
The role of oxidative stress in human disease has become an area of intense interest. Free radicals, a normal product of metabolism, exist in all aerobic cells in balance with biochemical antioxidants. Environmental stress increases the levels of free radicals drastically, thereby disturbing the equilibrium...
by Mendel Friedman
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2018
Containing 45 papers written by outstanding international authors from 14 countries, this three-volume compendium brings together the elements needed to understand the factors which influence the utilization of amino acids. The wide-ranging topics include descriptions of metabolic pathways and mechanisms...
Early Nutrition and Lifestyle Factors
Effects on First Trimester Placenta
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2016
This book highlights the impact of nutrients on early placentation processes and their relevance for fetal growth and pregnancy outcome. The role of maternal nutrition on fetal growth and development has been evidenced in many epidemiological studies that included infamous Dutch famine, Helsinki...
Soybeans
Chemistry, Production, Processing, and Utilization
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2015
This comprehensive new soybean reference book disseminates key soybean information to “drive success for soybeans via 23 concise chapters covering all aspects of soybeans--from genetics, breeding and quality to post-harvest management, marketing and utilization (food and energy applications),...
Biotechnological Approaches for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
Conservation, Genetic Improvement and Utilization
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
For the majority of the world’s population, medicinal and aromatic plants are the most important source of life-saving drugs. Biotechnological tools represent important resources for selecting, multiplying and conserving the critical genotypes of medicinal plants.
In this regard, in-vitro...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
This book describes the latest molecular insights needed to understand the chemical and biological (CB) agents and their associated biotechnologies. Its primary focus is to present and discuss molecular technologies such as mass spectrometry, chemical and biological sensors, chromatographic and electrophoretic...
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Continuation of Residue Reviews
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology contains timely review articles concerned with all aspects of chemical contaminants (including pesticides) in the total environment, including toxiological considerations and consequences. It attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of advances,...
Starch Polymers
From Genetic Engineering to Green Applications
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2014
This book focuses on starch polymers including starch genetics, biotechnological and chemical modification, nanostructures, processing, characterization, properties and applications. This books topic is in a cutting edge and emerging technology area of biomaterials, nanomaterials and renewable materials,...
Chemical Evolution
The Biological System of the Elements
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2015
This book is written for researchers and students interested in the function and role of chemical elements in biological or environmental systems. Experts have long known that the Periodic System of Elements (PSE) provides only an inadequate chemical description of elements of biological, environmental...
by Peter Houghton, Amala Raman
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
by Gerald P. Schatten, Santiago Schnell, Philip Maini
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Mathematical and computational biology is playing an increasingly important role in the biological sciences. This science brings forward unique challenges, many of which are, at the moment, beyond the theoretical techniques available. Developmental biology, due to its complexity, has lagged somewhat...
Olive Oil
Chemistry and Technology
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2015
A staple food for thousands of years for the inhabitants of the Mediterranean region, olive oil is now becoming popular among consumers all over the world. Olive oil differs from other vegetable oils because it is used in its natural form and has unique flavor and other characteristics. More and more...
Nutrition and Skin
Lessons for Anti-Aging, Beauty and Healthy Skin
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
The book will educate and decode the role of vitamins, essential fatty acids and other nutraceuticals on skin health and their tremendous impact to the current needs of the skin care industry. Focus on conditions, as acne, dermatitis, dry scaly skin or alopecia will provide a comprehensive knowledge...
by Jim De Yoreo
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
This new volume of Methods in Enzymology continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field. This volume covers research methods in biomineralization science, and includes sections on such topics as determining solution chemistry, structure and nucleation;...