Tetrapyrroles: Birth, Life and Death

Tetrapyrroles: Birth, Life and Death

Martin J. Warren PhD, Alison G. Smith PhD (auth.)
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Excluding the biological polymers proteins, lipids and nucleic acids, modified tetrapyrroles are the biological molecules that have had the greatest impact on the evolution of life over the past 4 billion years. They are involved in a wide variety of fundamental processes that underpin central primary metabolism in all kingdoms of life, from photosynthesis to methanogenesis. Moreover, they bring colour into the world and it is for this reason that these compounds have been appropriately dubbed the ‘pigments of life’. To understand how and why these molecules have been so universally integrated into the life processes one has to appreciate the chemical properties of the tetrapyrrole scaffold and, where appropriate, the chemical characteristics of the centrally chelated metal ion. This book addresses why these molecules are employed in Nature, how they are made and what happens to them after they have finished their usefulness.

İl:
2009
Nəşr:
1
Nəşriyyat:
Springer-Verlag New York
Dil:
english
Səhifələr:
406
ISBN 10:
0387785183
ISBN 13:
9780387785189
Seriyalar:
Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit
Fayl:
PDF, 12.06 MB
IPFS:
CID , CID Blake2b
english, 2009
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