Molecules That Changed the World

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.

Spis treści:
Forewords.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
About the Authors.
Chapter 1. Introduction: Atoms, Molecules & Synthesis.
Chapter 2. Urea & Acetic Acid.
Chapter 3. Glucose.
Chapter 4. Aspirin.
Chapter 5. Camphor.
Chapter 6. Terpineol.
Chapter 7. Tropinone.
Chapter 8. Haemin.
Chapter 9. Quinine.
Chapter 10. Morphine.
Chapter 11. Steroids & the Pill.
Chapter 12. Strychnine.
Chapter 13. Penicillin.
Chapter 14. Longifolene.
Chapter 15. Prostaglandins & Leukotrienes.
Chapter 16. Vitamin B12.
Chapter 17. Erythronolide B & Erythromycin A.
Chapter 18. Monensin.
Chapter 19. Avermectin.
Chapter 20. Amphotericin B.
Chapter 21. Ginkgolide B.
Chapter 22. Cyclosporin, FK506 & Rapamycin.
Chapter 23. Calicheamicin γ1I.
Chapter 24. Palytoxin.
Chapter 25. Taxol.
Chapter 26. Mevacor, Zaragozic Acids & CP Molecules.
Chapter 27. Brevetoxin B.
Chapter 28. Ecteinascidin 743.
Chapter 29. Epothilones.
Chapter 30. Resiniferatoxin.
Chapter 31. Vancomycin.
Chapter 32. Thiostrepton.
Chapter 33. Small Molecule Drugs.
Chapter 34. Biologics.
Epilogue.
Image Credits.
Register of Persons.
Subject Index.

Nota biograficzna:
K. C. Nicolaou is Professor of Chemistry at the univ ersity 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.