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    • Recent Advances in Organometallic Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • April 10, 2024
      • Azaj Ansari + 1 more
      • English
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      Recent Advances in Organometallic Chemistry: Synthetic, Mechanistic and Medicinal Perspective highlights recent advancements in the field of organometallic chemistry. Containing essential information for researchers and advanced-level students, especially those working in chemical synthesis, the book describes the role of organometallic compounds in different combinations in organic synthesis and pharmaceuticals as well as discussing spectral, magnetic and sensing features of the compounds. Including the role of computational investigations towards the mechanistic study of biomimic complexes in catalytic transformation reactions, the book provides a large number of examples along with their leading applications in other fields.Each chapter covers basic strategies, which are illustrated along with examples of the latest advancements in the field and in-depth explanations.

    • Chemical Theory and Multiscale Simulation in Biomolecules

      • 1st Edition
      • March 28, 2024
      • Guohui Li
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Chemical Theory and Multiscale Simulation in Biomolecules: From Principles to Case Studies helps readers understand what simulation is, what information modeling of biomolecules can provide, and how to compare this information with experiments. Beginning with an introduction to computational theory for modeling, the book goes on to describe how to control the conditions of modeling systems and possible strategies for time-cost savings in computation. Part Two further outlines key methods, with step-by-step guidance supporting readers in studying and practicing simulation processes. Part Three then shows how these theories are controlled and applied in practice, through examples and case studies on varied applications. This book is a practical guide for new learners, supporting them in learning and applying molecular modeling in practice, whilst also providing more experienced readers with the knowledge needed to gain a deep understanding of the theoretical background behind key methods.

    • Organic Radicals

      • 1st Edition
      • March 14, 2024
      • Chuanyi Wang + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Organic Radicals summarizes the applications of these materials in several fields, in addition to analyzing challenges, limitations and impacts of materials containing organic radicals on human, plants, water, soil, and animals. Sections cover uses of organic radicals as effective precursors for block molecules building and discuss their effectiveness as precursors of organic radical- containing materials synthesis and their applications in medicine, biology, electronics, environmental sciences, plastics synthesis, polymers building and the several impacts after organic radicals uses. In recent years, the rapid development of organic radical-containing materials has afforded an interesting research area in various applications.

    • Computational Phytochemistry

      • 2nd Edition
      • March 6, 2024
      • Satyajit Dey Sarker + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Computational Phytochemistry, Second Edition, explores how recent advances in computational techniques and methods have been embraced by phytochemical researchers to enhance many of their operations, refocusing and expanding the possibilities of phytochemical studies. By applying computational aids and mathematical models to extraction, isolation, structure determination, and bioactivity testing, researchers can obtain highly detailed information about phytochemicals and optimize working approaches.This book aims to support and encourage researchers currently working with or looking to incorporate computational methods into their phytochemical work. Topics in this book include computational methods for predicting medicinal properties, optimizing extraction, isolating plant secondary metabolites, and building dereplicated phytochemical libraries. The roles of high-throughput screening, spectral data for structural prediction, plant metabolomics, and biosynthesis are all reviewed before the application of computational aids for assessing bioactivities and virtual screening is discussed. Illustrated with detailed figures and supported by practical examples, this book is an indispensable guide for all those involved with the identification, extraction, and application of active agents from natural products.This new edition captures remarkable advancements in mathematical modeling and computational methods that have been incorporated in phytochemical research, addressing, e.g., extraction, isolation, structure determination, and bioactivity testing of phytochemicals.

    • Glycosphingolipids in the Central Nervous System

      • 1st Edition
      • March 6, 2024
      • Zhongwu Guo
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Glycosphingolipids in the Central Nervous System: Diversity in Structure, Metabolism, Distribution, and Function comprehensively covers progress made in the discovery, profiling and understanding of the metabolism, function and functional mechanism of GSLs in the CNS –as well as their synthesis, relationships with and therapeutic applications to neurodegenerative disorders, and related CNS diseases. Due to the important roles of GSLs in the CNS and various CNS-related diseases, the interest in these biomolecules is growing. GSLs are the principal glycolipids on the cell surface and an essential constituent of the cell membrane. They are widespread, but especially enriched in the central nervous system (CNS) in vertebrates. The diversity of GSL structures forges the molecular foundation for their broad spectrum of activity.

    • Quantum Chemistry Methods for Oncological Drugs

      • 1st Edition
      • February 29, 2024
      • Eudenilson L. Albuquerque
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Quantum Chemistry Methods for Oncological Drugs provides a comprehensive reference text for student, researchers, and academic staff across disciplines working in the field of Nanobiotechnology, who need to grasp the unique inter-relationship of the physical, chemical, and biological properties of oncological drugs and their interactions. It provides a theoretical/computat... framework based on quantum chemistry and addresses key questions in which detailed analysis and precise predictions are always required. The sophisticated molecular recognition of various natural biological materials has been used in the formation of a complex network of structures potentially useful for a variety of pharmaceutical applications. They offer solutions to many of the obstacles that need to be overcome, with accuracy not feasible with the technologies usually available in materials science. Important common challenges presented in this book are aspects related to the biology of cancer using our immunological checking points, specialized proteins that act as brakes in the immune system, allowing it to recognize and attack more efficiently only the cancer cells, avoiding the destruction of healthy cells as in conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments. This book is devoted to this burgeoning area of Nanobiotechnology for oncological drugs and will be valuable in covering the new developments that have occurred in the last decade or so. It is aimed at graduate students, faculty members and other researchers in physics, chemistry, biology, pharmacology, and medicine.

    • Studies in Natural Products Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 80
      • February 24, 2024
      • Atta-Ur Rahman
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Studies in Natural Products Chemistry covers the synthesis or testing and recording of the medicinal properties of natural products, providing cutting-edge accounts of the fascinating developments in the isolation, structure elucidation, synthesis, biosynthesis and pharmacology of a diverse array of bioactive natural products. Natural products in the plant and animal kingdom offer a huge diversity of chemical structures that are the result of biosynthetic processes that have been modulated over the millennia through genetic effects.With the rapid developments in spectroscopic techniques and accompanying advances in high-throughput screening techniques, it has become possible to isolate and then determine the structures and biological activity of natural products rapidly, thus opening up exciting opportunities in the field of new drug development to the pharmaceutical industry.

    • Metabolomics in Health and Disease Biology

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 104
      • February 23, 2024
      • English
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      Metabolomics in Health and Disease Biology, Volume 104 covers this rapidly emerging field that aims for metabolic phenotyping and understanding the blueprint of metabolic pathways under various health and disease conditions by comprehensive analysis of metabolites. Chapters in this new release include Metabolomics approaches: Biomarkers to Disease mechanisms, Metabolomics in sleep disorders, Metabolomics in predicting the hallmark of Cancer Metabolism, Spectroscopic based rapid metabolic fingerprinting approaches for Cancer diagnosis, Lipidomics in assessing the health of osteoarthritis, Metabolomics Applications in Type 2 Diabetes mellitus, Metabolomics of Diabetic retinopathy, Metabolomics in Neurodegenerative disorders- Parkinson's disease, and Metabolomic of Neurodegenerative disorder: Alzheimer's Disease.

    • Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 143
      • February 19, 2024
      • English
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      Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry, Volume 143, the latest release in this esteemed series, highlights new advances in the field. Chapter sin this release include Heterocyclic Zwitterions Based on Coupled Polymethines, Recent chemistry and applications of 1,3,4-oxadiazoles, The Synthesis and Applications of Bioactive Phenoxazinones. Diversity of Heterocyclic Reactants in the Click Reaction, Recent advances in the Synthesis of Benzo[b]furans, Bis-ethanones and their derivatives: versatile precursors for bis-heterocycles.

    • Biosensors in Precision Medicine

      • 1st Edition
      • February 13, 2024
      • Laís Canniatti Brazaca + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Biosensors in Precision Medicine: From Fundamentals to Future Trends covers important topics regarding biomarkers, including biomarker discovery, validation, application in precision medicine, the principles of biosensors, their use in precision medicine, important analytical parameters, recent advances in bioreceptors and transduction, and more. Finally, the hottest trends of biosensors in precision medicine, including lab-on-a-chip and wearable devices, advances towards telemedicine, machine learning, artificial intelligence and the commerciality of these devices are discussed.

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