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Proteins, enzymes, genes : the interplay of chemistry and biology
- Title
- Proteins, enzymes, genes : the interplay of chemistry and biology / Joseph S. Fruton.
- Author
- Fruton, Joseph S. (Joseph Stewart), 1912-2007.
- Publication
- New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | QP511 .F783 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xii, 783 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- In this book a distinguished scientist-historian offers a critical account of how biochemistry and molecular biology emerged as major scientific disciplines from the interplay of chemical and biological ideas and practice. Joseph S. Fruton traces the historical development of these disciplines from antiquity to the present time, examines their institutional settings, and discusses their impact on medical, pharmaceutical, and agricultural practice.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. On the History of Scientific Disciplines -- 2. The Institutional Settings -- 3. Philosophy, Chemistry, and Biology -- 4. From Ferments to Enzymes -- 5. The Nature and Function of Proteins -- 6. Chemical Energy of Biological Systems -- 7. Pathways of Biochemical Change -- 8. The Chemical Basis of Heredity -- 9. The Whole and Its Parts.
- ISBN
- 0300076088 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 98038892
- OCLC
- 39700430
- ocm39700430
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries