Data for Biochemical Research [Hardcover]

Rex M. C. Dawson (Author), Daphne C. Elliott (Author), William H. Elliott (Author), K. M. Jones (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198553587 | ISBN-13: 978-0198553588 | Publication Date: July 3, 1986 | Edition: 3

Fully updated, this new edition supplies researchers with precise information in tabular form about the compounds, reagents, and techniques most frequently used in laboratory work. For the new edition, data have been rearranged to improve their display, many obscure compounds have been deleted, and many new compounds and techniques added.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Contains a large amount of useful information in clear tabular form...A useful addition to the bookshelf of any laboratory worker in biochemistry and related areas."--Clinical Medicine (on 2nd edition)

"A judicious, excellent selection of the data...Highly recommended as a standard reference source in biochemical research."--Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry (on 2nd edition)

"This well known laboratory data source has been fully revised and updated....The preceding editions have proved to be excellent for looking up specific data and facts that require quick checking....This new edition will prove to be an equally valuable bible."--International Journal of Biochemistry

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Rex M. C. Dawson is formerly at ARC Institute of Animal Physiology, Babraham, Cambridge. Daphne C. Elliott is at Flinders University, South Australia. William H. Elliott is at University of Adelaide. K.M. Jones is at University of Leicester. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 496 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 3 edition (July 3, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198553587
• ISBN-13: 978-0198553588
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,775,485 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "Must Have" Reference, June 1, 2007

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Major Microbe (Santa Barbara, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Data for Biochemical Research (Paperback)

This review actually is based on the 3rd edition (I just ordered the fourth edition), but the relevancy is still there. I have used this volume since grad school and throughout my career in medical device sterility assurance. This book is invaluable to anyone that deals with any material that is being used on or in the human body. Since any given biochemical can elicit a response from the body, understanding these biochemicals and their presence on a medical device is key to ensuring that the device does not cause an adverse reaction.

This book has several chapters that are of note. Chapters 9 (Steroids), 13 (Antimetabolites), 14 (Pharmacologically Active Compounds), 15 (Artificial and Natural Substrates), and 17 (Stability Constants for Metal Complexes). Chapters 18-25 are a wealth of information in one place for buffers, gel electrophoresis, chromatography, ion exchange, biochemical procedures, and general formulae. This book should be on anyone's shelf in the field of basic to advanced biological research, medcial devices, or pharmaceuticals.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent general biocemical information, September 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Data for Biochemical Research (Paperback)

Like a Merck Index for biochemicals, great information about analysis for biochemicals, a must have for biologists who do a lot of chemical analysis