Download or read book Foundations of Chemical Biology written by Christopher M. Dobson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the fundamental chemistry of the molecules that are essential to all cells, covering amino acids and sugar phosphate derivatives, and the macromolecules derived from them. In such a short text it is not possible to provide a comprehensive account of such molecules; instead it covers important concepts concerning their intrinsic chemistry. The aim is to provide the fundamental ideas relating to the chemistry of life that can then be applied to more advanced aspects of chemical biology.