Fully revised and updated, Oxford University Press, 2000. - 750 p.
- ISBN: 0-19-850673-2
Biochemistry is the discipline that embraces the study of the structure and function of life-forms at the moleculsr level. Molecular biology is a closely related discipline that originates in the study of DNA and its metabolism, and now embraces all those investigations that exploit the technology that has resulted from this work. Both disciplines aim to explain that behaviour of life-forms in molecular terms, and are so closely interrelated that separation is barely possible. It is ievitable that the content of this dictionary is to a degree arbitrary, but it is hoped that all important aspects of these subjects have received consideration. The compilers have attempted to to offer a broad coverage of terms encountered in the literature of biochemistry and molecular biology by including an appreciable number from cognate sciences. This dictionary will be found to have some of the attributes of an encyclopedia: in a single volume the reader has easy access to basic definitions as well as a generous helping of other information.
With over 17,000 endnotes, this reference work is a major source of information for all professionals, scholars, and students of biochemistry and molecular biology. It describes essential features of approximately 2000 enzymes and proteins, and 950 chemical structures are covered as well. It is fully updated and revised, making it ideal for all academics and professionals who have anything to do with the biomedical sciences.
Biochemistry is the discipline that embraces the study of the structure and function of life-forms at the moleculsr level. Molecular biology is a closely related discipline that originates in the study of DNA and its metabolism, and now embraces all those investigations that exploit the technology that has resulted from this work. Both disciplines aim to explain that behaviour of life-forms in molecular terms, and are so closely interrelated that separation is barely possible. It is ievitable that the content of this dictionary is to a degree arbitrary, but it is hoped that all important aspects of these subjects have received consideration. The compilers have attempted to to offer a broad coverage of terms encountered in the literature of biochemistry and molecular biology by including an appreciable number from cognate sciences. This dictionary will be found to have some of the attributes of an encyclopedia: in a single volume the reader has easy access to basic definitions as well as a generous helping of other information.
With over 17,000 endnotes, this reference work is a major source of information for all professionals, scholars, and students of biochemistry and molecular biology. It describes essential features of approximately 2000 enzymes and proteins, and 950 chemical structures are covered as well. It is fully updated and revised, making it ideal for all academics and professionals who have anything to do with the biomedical sciences.