Chemistry, Health and EnvironmentToday′s chemists need to know how hazardous the chemicals they work with are, and they want to understand the relationship between chemical and structural properties and toxicity. At the same time, modern society requires that chemists have this kowledge, as legislation makes the producers/users of chemicals responsible for any adverse effects. The book deals with the effects on both man and ecosystems. It stresses especially on the relationship between chemical structure and chemical properties/toxic effects and metabolic conversions. This is not just another book on toxicology. What makes this book special is that it is written from a chemical point of view. This textbook applies the basic principles of reactivity and reaction possibilities of organic compounds to metabolic reactions and living systems. |
Contents
Chemicals and society | 1 |
Organic compounds | 13 |
Chemical properties | 30 |
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Common terms and phrases
absorbed active addition alcohol alveoli amines amino amounts approximately aromatic atmosphere atoms bases bind blood body bond called carbon carbon tetrachloride carboxylic acid carcinogenic caused cells Chapter charge chemical chlorine common compared complex compounds concentration conjugated considered containing conversions corresponding course cytochrome P-450 depends dioxide discussed dose double bond efficient electrons electrophile energy environment enzymes epoxide esters example excreted exogenous exposure Figure forces formed function give glucose glucuronic acid H₂O half-life halogenated hazardous human hydrocarbons hydrogen hydroxyl important increase indicated lead less liver lungs major mechanism membrane metabolism metabolites metals methyl molecular molecules mutations natural nitrogen normally nucleophile OH OH orbitals organic oxidation oxygen pair placenta position possible present processes properties proteins radical reaction reactive reason reduced relatively responsible result shown skin solvent species structures sulphur take place tion tissues toxic effects transformed transport various
References to this book
Prion Diseases and Copper Metabolism: Bse, Scrapie and CJD Research D. Brown,David Ronald Brown No preview available - 2002 |