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Bilirubin: Jekyll and Hyde Pigment of Life

Pursuit of Its Structure Through Two World Wars to the New Millenium

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  • Covers the totality of the bilirubin
  • Includes phototherapy for the jaundiced newborn
  • Comprehensive review of this topic
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products (POGRCHEM, volume 98)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Introduction

    • David A. Lightner
    Pages 1-7
  3. Early Scientific Investigations

    • David A. Lightner
    Pages 9-179
  4. Advent of the Bilirubin Structure Proof

    • David A. Lightner
    Pages 181-233
  5. A Modern Proof of Bilirubin Structure Emerges

    • David A. Lightner
    Pages 235-306
  6. The Status of Bilirubin in 1930

    • David A. Lightner
    Pages 357-431
  7. Analysis of Bilirubin in Three Dimensions

    • David A. Lightner
    Pages 465-523
  8. Understanding and Translating Bilirubin Structure

    • David A. Lightner
    Pages 525-615
  9. Bilirubin. Quod Erat Faciendum

    • David A. Lightner
    Pages 617-622
  10. Translations

    • David A. Lightner
    Pages 623-733
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 735-798

About this book

The book covers the totality of bilirubin (and heme from which bilirubin is derived biogenetically) the structural relationship of bilirubin to its solution properties and metabolism and to phototherapy for the jaundiced newborn - a common medical procedure used nowadays for lowering serum bilirubin, which is neurotoxic.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, USA

    David A. Lightner

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Bilirubin: Jekyll and Hyde Pigment of Life

  • Book Subtitle: Pursuit of Its Structure Through Two World Wars to the New Millenium

  • Authors: David A. Lightner

  • Series Title: Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1637-1

  • Publisher: Springer Vienna

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, AT, part of Springer Nature 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1636-4Published: 03 January 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7091-1981-5Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-7091-1637-1Published: 12 December 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2191-7043

  • Series E-ISSN: 2192-4309

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 798

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Medical Biochemistry

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eBook USD 429.00
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Softcover Book USD 549.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 549.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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