Overview

Since the publication of the second edition of Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine in 1989 the techniques of modern molecular, cellular, and structural biology have provided new data that have transformed scientific thinking about topics within free radical research. New reactive species, such as peroxynitrite, have been discovered to have a role in biological systems. Therefore much of the third edition has been completely rewritten and what remains from the second has been thoroughly updated. There are new chapters on antioxidant defence systems in bacteria, plants, and animals; the detection of free radicals; the role of antioxidants in ageing, nutrition, disease, and therapy; and a new appendix on molecular biology. The chapter on oxidative stress and its consequences includes the damage and repair of DNA, proteins, and lipids, cytokines, and cell death (both apoptosis and necrosis). Free radicals and other reactive species are now implicated in a wide range and number of diseases and the third edition covers their role in hypertension, diabetes, lung damage, cystic fibrosis, nervous system disorders, viral infections, and cancer. The toxicology chapter has been updated to include new sections on complex mixtures, nitro- and azo- compounds, and radiation. Erythrocytes, chloroplasts, the eye, the skin, reproduction, and exercise are covered as special cases of oxidative stress and antioxidant protection. Reactive species can act as useful biomolecules and this role is fully discussed. There is also an up-to-date introduction to free radical chemistry (as well as a basic chemistry appendix) and oxygen toxicity. Each major statement in the text is referenced. The authors have maintained the simplicity of approach and readability of the previous editions to make this book an invaluable companion to all those interested in the role of free radicals in life.

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Author:   Barry Halliwell ,  John M. C. Gutteridge
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 16.80cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   1.624kg
ISBN:  

9780198500445

ISBN 10:   0198500440
Pages:   968
Publication Date:   01 October 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780198568698
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"1. Oxygen is a toxic gas - an introduction to oxygen toxicity and reactive oxygen species; 2. The Chemistry of Free radicals and Related ""Reactive Species""; 3. Antioxidant Defences; 4. Oxidative Stress: Adaptation, Damage, Repair and Death; 5. Detection of Free Radicals and Other Reactive Species. Trapping and Fingerprinting; 6. Reactive Species as Useful Biomolecules; 7. Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Protection: Some Special Cases; 8. Free Radicals, ""Reactive Species"" and Toxicology; 9. Free Radicals, Other Reactive Species and Disease; 10. Ageing, Nutrition, Disease and Therapy. A Role for Antioxidants?; Appendix 1: Some Basic Chemistry for the Life Scientist; Appendix 2: Some Basic Molecular Biology for the Chemist"

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Without any doubt the best book in free radical chemistry' Dr Jose M Mates, University of Malaga

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