BIOLUMINESCENCE: CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES AND METHODS (THIRD EDITION)

Brand: World Scientific Publishing Company

Author: Osamu Shimomura

Edition: 3

Number Of Pages: 556

EAN: 9789813277106

Release Date: 20-06-2019

Languages: English

Binding: hardcover

Package Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches

Details: This book is the bible of bioluminescence and a must-read not only for the students but for those who work in various fields relating to bioluminescence. It summarizes current structural information on all known bioluminescent systems in nature, from well-studied ones to those that have been seldom investigated.

This book remains an important source of chemical knowledge on bioluminescence and, since the second edition's publication in 2012, has been revised to include major developments in two systems: earthworm Fridericia and higher fungi whose luciferins have been elucidated and synthesized. These two new luciferins represent an essential addition to seven previously known, with fully rewritten sections covering this new subject matter.

Readership: Biologists, chemists, analytical chemists, biomedical chemists; students in biochemistry.