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This interdisciplinary work provides clear, concise, and up-to-date definitions of terms in the fields of cell biology, biochemistry, and biomedicine. Over 23,000 entries include 4,000 chemical structures and their functions and 1,100 equations of enzymatic reactions. About 600 restriction endonucleases and their specific activities are explained. Trade or brand names of drugs, mechanisms of action, and medicinal applications of antibiotics are defined. Molecular weights and chemical structures of the most commonly used chemicals, antibiotics, drugs, naturally occurring compounds, products of DNA recombinant technology and substances of environmental concern are all covered in this comprehensive reference.
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Concise Dictionary of Biomedicine and Molecular Biology features more than 23,000 entries - 4,000 chemical structures and their functions, 1,100 enzymatic reactions, 600 restriction endonucleases and their specific activities; integrates terminology and chemical structures from a variety of disciplines in a single source; provides the corresponding generic name for each trade name and cross-references it with the chemical structure; explains the specific action of defined restriction endonucleases; commonly encountered abbreviations and sophisticated terms clearly and concisely defined; single source provides quick access to atomic weights and valences of chemical elements, equation of enzymatic reactions, specific activities and origins of restriction endonucleases, and scientific names and brief descriptions of unicellular organisms.
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