Contents: 1. Carbohydrates. 2. Proteins, peptides and amino acids. 3. Lipids. 4. Chemistry of bio-organic products. 5. Defining large proteins and M13 coat proteins. 6. Carbohydrate-mediated cell adhesion. 7. Helices and metallacycles. 8. Texaphyrin-type expanded porphyrins. 9. Supramolecular metalloproteins. 10. Molecular binding of metal complexes by macroycles. 11. Molecular recognition and encapsulation.

"Bioorganic chemistry is a rapidly expanding field in which synthetic and physical organic chemistry are brought to bear on problems of critical biological relevance. During the last decade, truly remarkable advances in protein chemistry, molecular biology and organic chemistry have been combined and exploited to gain insights into biological phenomena.

This book is give a broad background in organic chemistry and biochemistry, and to provide an appreciation for the multiple disciplines that are currently being applied to problems at the interface of organic chemistry, biology and biochemistry. It provides an excellent knowledge to the chemical basis of life.

The content of this book give the essential connections linking previous knowledge in biology and chemistry to the students. The demonstrations add further perspective to tie together the biological and chemical properties of organic compounds." (jacket)