Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Eckert-Maksić, Mirjana, 1944-
2. Pauling, Linus, 1901-1994.

Description

1. 530 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Subject

1. Molecular structure
2. Molecular Biology
3. Quantum Theory
4. Molecular Structure
5. Orthomolecular therapy
6. Biochemistry
7. Ascorbic Acid > therapeutic use
8. Neoplasms > drug therapy
9. Models, Molecular

Contents

1. Foreword / M. F. Perutz -- Pt. I. Molecular Structure. 1. Gas electron diffraction: its role in molecular structure determination / J. Karle. 2. Some reflections on the modeling of molecules for structure analysis by gas-phase electron diffraction / K. Hedberg. 3. The early crystallographic works of Linus Pauling / R. E. Marsh and V. Schomaker. 4. Some problems of nitrogen stereochemistry / J. E. Boggs, L. S. Khaikin, V. I. Perevozchikov, M. V. Popik, N. I. Sadova, S. Samdal and L. V. Vilkov. 5. The boron-nitrogen bond: structural investigations / R. Boese, N. Niederprum and D. Blaser. 6. Calculated structures and stabilities of fibrous macromolecules / H. A. Scheraga and G. Nemethy -- Pt. II. Quantum Chemistry. 7. Some early (and lasting) contributions of Linus Pauling to quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics / Z. S. Herman. 8. Electronegativity, configuration energy and the periodic table / L. C. Allen. 9. Electronegativity scales / R. G. Pearson.
2. 10. BeO: the strongest neutral Lewis acid / W. Koch and G. Frenking. 11. SCF - multiple scattering analysis of the electronic structure and Lewis acidity of the aluminium trihalides / E. M. Berksoy and M. A. Whitehead. 12. Valence bond mixing: the 'LEGO' way. From resonating bonds to resonating transition states / S. Shaik. 13. A comparison of ab initio valence bond methods in terms of compactness and of qualitative description of the chemical bond / P. C. Hiberty, E. Noizet, P. Maitre and G. Ohanessian. 14. Doctrine conflicts dividing the valence bond tribe / J.-P. Malrieu. 15. The covalent radius in density-functional theory / M. K. Harbola and R. G. Parr. 16. Bent multiple bonds in normal and hypervalent molecules / P. A. Schultz and R. P. Messmer. 17. Linus Pauling, phosphorus-phosphorus bond distances and the strain energy of P[subscript 4] / B. M. Gimarc and D. S. Warren. 18. Theoretical studies of the Mills-Nixon effect / Z. B. Maksic, M. Eckert-Maksic, M. Hodoscek, W. Koch and D. Kovacek.
3. 19. A new way of calculating bond dissociation energies / E. Kraka, D. Cremer and S. Nordholm. 20. Characteristic electronic processes in etching reaction of silicon / A. Tachibana, S. Kawauchi, T. Yamabe and K. Fukui. 21. Systematics of electron-rich polyhedral molecules / P. D. Lyne and D. M. P. Mingos. 22. DNH deoxyribonucleohelicates: self-assembly of oligonucleosidic double-helical metal complexes / U. Koert, M. M. Harding and J.-M. Lehn -- Pt. III. Biochemistry and Biomedicine. 23. Non-covalent interactions in biologically relevant complexes. Importance of electrostatics and the atomic charge concept / J. Kohler, R. Kikuno and A. Pluckthun. 24. Orthomolecular medicine / A. Hoffer. 25. Response of human tumors to ascorbic acid and copper in the subrenal capsule assay in mice / C. S. Tsao and P. Y. Leung. 26. Effect of ascorbic acid and its derivatives on different tumors in vitro and in vivo / M. Eckert-Maksic, I. Kovacek, Z. B. Maksic, M. Osmak and K. Pavelic.
4. 27. Nephroprotective effect of L-ascorbic acid and its 6-bromo-6-deoxy derivative / M. Radacic, M. Eckert-Maksic, V. Sverko, J. Jercic, E. Suchanek, M. Golic and Z. B. Maksic.

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1. Columbia University Libraries

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references.