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The chemical basis of life : an introduction to molecular and cell biology; readings from Scientific American. / With introductions by Philip C. Hanawalt and Robert H. Haynes.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Readings from Scientific AmericanPublication details: San Francisco : W.H. Freeman, [1973]Description: viii, 405 p. illus. 30 cmISBN:
  • 0716708825
  • 0716708817 (pbk.)
  • 9780716708827
Uniform titles:
  • Scientific American.
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 571.6
Contents:
Introduction -- Origin of life -- How light interacts with living matter -- Mechanism of photosynthesis -- Membrane of the mitochrondrion.
Proteins -- Collagen -- Insulin molecule -- Structure and history of an ancient protein -- Structure and function of antibodies -- Hemoglobin molecule -- Three-dimensional structure of an enzyme molecule -- Discovery of DNA -- Synthesis of DNA -- Bacterial chromosome -- Fine structure of the gene -- Nucleotide sequence of a nucleic acid -- Genetic code -- Genetic code III.
Ribosomes -- Multiplication of bacterial viruses -- Structure of viruses -- Building a bacterial virus -- Receptor site for a bacterial virus -- Bacterial cell wall -- Structure of cell membranes.
Visualization of genes in action -- Gene structure and protein structure -- How proteins start -- Control of biochemical reactions -- Genetic repressors -- Cyclic AMP -- Recognition of DNA in bacteria -- Repair of DNA -- Cellular factors in genetic transformation -- Repeated segments of DNA -- RNA-directed DNA synthesis -- Cellular communication -- Prematurity and uniqueness in scientific discovery.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
General Lending Carlow Campus Library General Lending 571.6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 8156

Includes bibliographies.

Introduction -- Origin of life -- How light interacts with living matter -- Mechanism of photosynthesis -- Membrane of the mitochrondrion.

Proteins -- Collagen -- Insulin molecule -- Structure and history of an ancient protein -- Structure and function of antibodies -- Hemoglobin molecule -- Three-dimensional structure of an enzyme molecule -- Discovery of DNA -- Synthesis of DNA -- Bacterial chromosome -- Fine structure of the gene -- Nucleotide sequence of a nucleic acid -- Genetic code -- Genetic code III.

Ribosomes -- Multiplication of bacterial viruses -- Structure of viruses -- Building a bacterial virus -- Receptor site for a bacterial virus -- Bacterial cell wall -- Structure of cell membranes.

Visualization of genes in action -- Gene structure and protein structure -- How proteins start -- Control of biochemical reactions -- Genetic repressors -- Cyclic AMP -- Recognition of DNA in bacteria -- Repair of DNA -- Cellular factors in genetic transformation -- Repeated segments of DNA -- RNA-directed DNA synthesis -- Cellular communication -- Prematurity and uniqueness in scientific discovery.

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