Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine that plays an important role in acute inflammation. It is secreted by T cells and macrophages during...

The study on molecular rotors and motors is a hot research topic in the current era of nanotechnology. Internal rotation is a ubiquitous motion in ...

International Perspectives on Chemistry & Biochemistry Research

Wetlands are lands where saturation with water is the dominant factor determining the nature of soil development and the types of plant and animal ...

The results of studies of interpolyelectrolyte complexes of chitosan and different polyanions are summarised and described systematically in this b...

Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are biomolecules that do not have a definite 3D structure; their role in the biochemical network of a cell...

Fish parasites are becoming an increasing problem due to increased focus on aquaculture, fisheries, fish health and food hygienic aspects of fish i...

This book first discusses the general principles of flow cytometry. This technique continues to be developed and is used in many medical applicatio...

This book is based on one unifying concept – the concept of a three-plane corpuscular-wave organization of biological systems, using the example of...

In the food industry, inulin is widely used as ingredient in food stuff, due to its technological and functional properties. Chapter One describes ...

Inulin (INL) is produced by several different plants. Inulins are polysaccharides and are of interest for the development of healthy products becau...

Venomous Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois miles and P volitans) are now established along the Southeast U.S.A. and parts of the Caribbean and pose a ...

Invasive species is a phrase with several definitions. The first definition expresses the phrase in terms of non-indigenous species (e.g. plants or...

An "invasive" species (alternatively known as an alien, exotic, injurious, introduced or naturalised, non-native, non-indigenous, nuisance or noxio...

Invertebrates are common in marine and freshwater ecosystems and key elements in processes such as trophic dynamics and nutrient recycling. At the ...

Ischemic stroke (IS) is due to the sudden occlusion of a cerebral artery with the consequence of a critical reduction in cerebral blood flow in a l...

Isocyanates represent the most important class of heterocumulenes. They have found wide synthetic application, for example in the preparation of am...

Isoflavonoids are a valuable group of natural products and are primarily synthesised in leguminous plants, where they play important roles in plant...

Isoflavones are naturally occurring molecules present in significant amounts in many leguminous, some of which are edible plants. Isoflavones exhib...

In recent years, scientific evidence supporting the relationship between diet and health has emerged. This has led to a growing interest in full an...

This book explores isotopes which are vital to the science and technology base of the U.S. economy. Isotopes, both stable and radioactive, are esse...

Jasmonic acid (JA) is an essential phytohormone for plant development and stress response. It not only acts as the regulatory molecule in root elon...

Jatropha curcas Linnaeus is a multipurpose plant belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. It has social, agricultural, environmental, industrial, pha...

This is the story of Jean Galbraith, one of Australia's most influential botanists and writers on nature, plants and gardens. During a writing care...

Cnidarian jellyfish are among the most elegant and dazzling organisms inhabiting the global aquatic environment, due to their various and sometimes...

Kaempferol is a flavonol that is relatively abundant in various plants and some edible berries. These compounds have antioxidative, anti-inflammato...

Kaempferol is a natural plant product known for its health promoting effects and its pharmacological and nutraceutical properties. It is common in ...

Kainic acid is a naturally occurring amino acid that is isolated from red algae and is known to cause amnesic shellfish poisoning via the activatio...

Keratins represent a group of fibrous proteins produced in some epithelial cells of vertebrates such as reptiles, birds and mammals. These proteins...

The human skin is constantly exposed to a large number of external pathogens, due to daily contact with the environment. The observation that exten...

Killing for Sport was previously published in 1915 at a time when widespread attention was being drawn to questions concerning the land, it was esp...

This is the second volume of works of Prof. Gennady Efremovich Zaikov and his colleagues dedicates to 75th anniversary of his birth. The first volu...

Bacteria belonging to the genus Klebsiella have a dual role in human pathophysiology. Some of the strains are potent opportunistic pathogens capabl...

Through text and illustrations, the book portrays the celebrated Romance philologist Kristian Sandfeld (1873-1942), one of the most influential Dan...

Arginine is one of the amino acids with multiple metabolic pathways. Apart from its role in the composition of proteins, it is the biosynthetic pre...

In this very special story of transcendent revelations and global repercussions, track the full course of L. Ron Hubbard's scientific horticultural...