Ebook: Molecules in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology

`The book merits a place in any Science Library and I recommend it to anyone who shares the obvious fascination of the writers with molecules and accepts that molecular properties are often best described with the aid of mathematical expressions.'
M. Godfrey, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 269 (1989)
`... provide a panoramic view of the status and potential of molecular sciences at the end of the nineteen eighties. This four-volume set ... represents a great value for any scientific library or private collections. creating a broad-based and rich mini-series on molecular sciences.'
Structural Chemistry, 1:5

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Randomness and Natural Selection in Genome Evolution....Pages 3-12
New Insights into the Evolution of Proteins....Pages 13-30
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Origin of the L-Homochirality of Amino-Acids in the Proteins of Living Organisms....Pages 33-52
Right-Handed and Left-Handed Molecular Structures....Pages 53-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
The Adventure of Molecules in Pathology....Pages 79-86
Metallo-Organic Complexes and Carcinogenesis....Pages 87-108
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Vibrational Spectroscopy, Molecular Flexibility and Molecular Graphics....Pages 113-131
Collective Excitations in Biological Macromolecules: Photoelectron and Exciton Spectra of Polyene, Polypeptides and Polynucleotides....Pages 133-194
The Problem of Protonation in Rhodopsin and Model Schiff Bases....Pages 195-211
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Modeling the Drug-Receptor Interaction in Quantum Pharmacology....Pages 215-231
Raman and Infrared Study of Acetylcholine and Postsynaptic Membranes....Pages 233-280
Molecules as Signal Transmitters in Biological Systems....Pages 281-297
Molecular Cues in Salmonid Migration....Pages 299-329
Molecules in Mammalian Communication....Pages 331-341
Back Matter....Pages 345-353

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Randomness and Natural Selection in Genome Evolution....Pages 3-12
New Insights into the Evolution of Proteins....Pages 13-30
Front Matter....Pages 31-31
Origin of the L-Homochirality of Amino-Acids in the Proteins of Living Organisms....Pages 33-52
Right-Handed and Left-Handed Molecular Structures....Pages 53-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
The Adventure of Molecules in Pathology....Pages 79-86
Metallo-Organic Complexes and Carcinogenesis....Pages 87-108
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Vibrational Spectroscopy, Molecular Flexibility and Molecular Graphics....Pages 113-131
Collective Excitations in Biological Macromolecules: Photoelectron and Exciton Spectra of Polyene, Polypeptides and Polynucleotides....Pages 133-194
The Problem of Protonation in Rhodopsin and Model Schiff Bases....Pages 195-211
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Modeling the Drug-Receptor Interaction in Quantum Pharmacology....Pages 215-231
Raman and Infrared Study of Acetylcholine and Postsynaptic Membranes....Pages 233-280
Molecules as Signal Transmitters in Biological Systems....Pages 281-297
Molecular Cues in Salmonid Migration....Pages 299-329
Molecules in Mammalian Communication....Pages 331-341
Back Matter....Pages 345-353
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