"Introduction to Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology integrates organic chemistry with biological concepts that are fundamental to biology, physiology, and medicine. This problems-driven textbook explains the chemical structures of biooligomers (genes, DNA, RNA, proteins, glycans, lipids, and terpenes) as the molecular engines for life. It then applies organic chemistry to examine the central dogma of molecular biology. Biological macromolecules are rendered to reveal secondary structure and moderndepictions of organic structures and mechanistic arrow-pushing will be familiar to all students who have taken an introductory course in organic chemistry"--
Van Vranken (chemistry, UC Irvine) and Weiss (chemistry, molecular biology, biochemistry, UC Irvine) offer what is described as the first textbook to combine the modern tools of organic chemistry with the concepts of biology, physiology, and medicine. The primary focus is human cell biology. The intended audience is upper level undergraduate and beginning graduate students. The writing is straightforward and numerous illustrations are included. Garland Science is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Introduction to Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology is the first textbook to blend modern tools of organic chemistry with concepts of biology, physiology, and medicine. With a focus on human cell biology and a problems-driven approach, the text explains the combinatorial architecture of biooligomers (genes, DNA, RNA, proteins, glycans, lipids, and terpenes) as the molecular engine for life. Accentuated by rich illustrations andmechanistic arrow pushing, organic chemistry is used to illuminate the central dogma of molecular biology.Introduction to Bioorganic Chemistry and Chemical Biology is appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in chemistry and molecular biology, as well as those going into medicine and pharmaceutical science.