Published September, 2012
By Yi Zheng
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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This Methods in Molecular Biology(TM) book details rational drug design, including virtual screening of chemical hits, lead discovery by high throughput screening, combinatorial and fragment based lead generation, peptide based drug discovery and animal models.

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Published September, 2012
By Hans Frauenfelder, Shirley S. Chan, Winnie S. Chan, Robert H. Austin, Charles E. Schulz, G. Ulrich Nienhaus and Robert D. Young
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
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With growing connections between physics and the life sciences, this text introduces the terminology and the biological systems physicists encounter. It sets out the dynamics of complex systems, and provides a problem-solving challenge from the literature.

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Published September, 2012
By Patrick C. Hallenbeck
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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ISPP2009, the 13th International Symposium on Phototrophic Prokaryotes, was held in Montreal, Canada, from August 9 to August 14. Both established researchers and newcomers to this eld gave oral presentations in a large number (80) of plenary and parallel symposia sessions which proved to have active audience participation and lively discussions.

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Published September, 2012
By Bimal K. Banik
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Topics in Heterocyclic Chemistry
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Alcaide P. Bari A. Troisi C. Granito E. Palomo M. Mandal P. Ghosh B. Basu: Recent Approaches Towards Solid Phase Synthesis of -Lactams.- A.Arrieta B. Lecea F.P. Cossio: Computational Studies on the Synthesis of -Lactams Via [ 2+2] Thermal Cycloadditions.- B. Banik I. Banik F.

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Published September, 2012
By Yoshimitsu Hamano
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Microbiology Monographs
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Microorganisms are capable of producing a wide variety of biopolymers. Homopolymer peptides, which are made up of only a single type of amino acid, are far less ubiquitous. Poly-glutamic acid is also a highly attractive as a food ingredient.

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Published September, 2012
By Andreas Lendlein
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Advances in Polymer Science
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Table of Contents-Shape-Memory Polymers and Shape-Changing PolymersBy M. Madbouly and Andreas Lendlein-Characterization Methods for Shape-Memory PolymersBy W. Lendlein-Shape-Memory Polymers for Biomedical ApplicationsBy Christopher M. Yakacki and Ken Gall-Controlled Drug Release from Biodegradable Shape-Memory PolymersBy ChristianWischke, Axel T.

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Published September, 2012
By Yo Kikuchi and Elena Y. Rykova
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology
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Extracellular nucleic acids have recently emerged as important players in the fields of biology and the medical sciences. In addition, extracellular nucleic acids have attracted attention as active modulators of the immune system of higher organisms, including humans.

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Published September, 2012
By Saskia Dombrowski
Publisher: Springer (Springer Basel)
Series: BVL-Reporte
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Published September, 2012
By Paul Messner, D.P. Chakraborty, K. Krohn, P. Messner, S. Roy and C. Schäffer
Publisher: Springer (Springer Verlag GmbH)
Series: Fortschritte der Chemie organischer Naturstoffe Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products
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The volumes of this classic series, now referred to simply as "Zechmeister" after its founder, L. The volumes contain contributions on various topics related to the origin, distribution, chemistry, synthesis, biochemistry, function or use of various classes of naturally occurring substances ranging from small molecules to biopolymers.

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Published August, 2012
By Sujata K. Bhatia and Olumurejiwa A. Fatunde
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: SpringerBriefs in Public Health
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This book focuses on the adoption of medical technology in the developing world, and the role that can be played by new biomaterials.

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