The Biochemistry of Natural Pigments Contributor(s): Britton, G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521105315 ISBN-13: 9780521105316 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $58.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: This book describes the structures and properties of the main groups of natural pigments. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Chemistry - Organic |
Dewey: 547.869 |
Series: Cambridge Texts in Chemistry and Biochemistry |
Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6" W x 9" (1.22 lbs) 380 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the natural world colour is obvious and its importance in advertising the presence of flowers to pollinators and in camouflage is well known. In most cases the property of colour is due to the presence in the tissues of natural pigments. But these pigments are of much greater importance than merely to give colour, e.g. the fundamental light-harvesting molecules of photosynthesis, the light-detecting molecules of vision and haemoglobin in the blood. This book describes the structures and properties of the main groups of natural pigments, their distribution in Nature, their biosynthesis and functions and their associated chemistry and biology. Industrial applications, and medical significance and uses, of certain groups of pigments are outlined and some ecological aspects of colour and pigmentation are touched upon. The book was written as a textbook for advanced undergraduates and graduate students and concentrates on the main features of each class of pigments and on general principles. |