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9783527309832

Molecules That Changed the World

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  • ISBN13:

    9783527309832

  • ISBN10:

    3527309837

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-03-17
  • Publisher: Wiley-VCH
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Summary

In this delightfully designed book, K. C. Nicolaou introduces the world's most important molecules and shows in a fascinating way the role certain compounds have to play in our everyday lives in the fields of drugs, aromatics or vitamins. For example, he tells the story of Aspirin, beginning 3,500 years ago in Egypt, through to its first synthesis and various applications with many entertaining facts and details. Printed in full color throughout and with its oversize format, this is a must for every chemist, natural scientist and anyone interested in the sciences.

Author Biography

K. C. Nicolaou is Professor of Chemistry at the university of California, San Diego and is Chairman of the Department of Chemistry and holds the Skaggs Professorship of Chemical Biology and the Darlene Shiley Chair in Chemistry at The Scripps Research Insitute. His impact on chemistry flows from his works in chemical synthesis and chemical biology described in over 550 publications and 55 patents.

Tamsyn Montagnon received her B.Sc. in Chemistry with Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Leeds, UK, which was followed by a move to the University of Sussex where she obtained a D.Phil in 2000. She was awarded a GlaxoWellcome post-doctoral fellowship and joined Professor K. C. Nicolaou?s group as a postdoc. She is now assistant professor at the University of Crete.

Table of Contents

Forewords
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Introduction: Atoms, Molecules Synthesis
Urea & Acetic Acid
Glucose
Aspirin
Camphor
Terpineol
Tropinone
Haemin
Quinine
Morphine
Steroids & the Pill
Strychnine
Penicillin
Longifolene
Prostaglandins Leukotrienes
Vitamin B12
Erythronolide B Erythromycin A
Monensin
Avermectin
Amphotericin B
Ginkgolide B
Cyclosporin, FK506 Rapamycin
Calicheamicin gamma; 1 I
Palytoxin
Taxol
Mevacor, Zaragozic Acids CP Molecules
Brevetoxin B
Ecteinascidin 743
Epothilones
Resiniferatoxin
Vancomycin
Thiostrepton
Small Molecule Drugs
Biologics
Epilogue
Image Credits
Register of Persons
Subject
Index
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