Chemical Phenomena in Life


Read by J. M. Smallheer

(4.6 stars; 24 reviews)

Published in 1911 as part of the "Harper's Library of Living Thought," this volume presents an introduction to the chemistry of cells in the context of plant physiology and gives an interesting overview of the field of biochemistry and related sciences at the time. The author, Frederick Czapek, was a Czech botanist and professor of Plant Physiology at the University of Prague. He is perhaps best known for his two-volume work on Plant Physiology, "Biochemie der Pflanzen" and for Czapek solution agar or Czapek-Dox medium, a culture medium for cultivation of fungus species such as Aspergillus and Penicillium molds. ( Summary by J. M. Smallheer ) (3 hr 40 min)

Chapters

01 - Biology and Chemistry 15:04 Read by J. M. Smallheer
02 - Protoplasm and Its Chemical Properties 13:43 Read by J. M. Smallheer
03 - Protoplasm and Colloid Chemistry 22:05 Read by J. M. Smallheer
04 - The Outer Protoplasmatic Membrane and Its Chemical Functions, Part 1 15:24 Read by J. M. Smallheer
05 - The Outer Protoplasmatic Membrane and Its Chemical Functions, Part 2 13:49 Read by J. M. Smallheer
06 - Chemical Phenomena in Cytoplasm and Nucleus of Living Cells 12:14 Read by J. M. Smallheer
07 - Chemical Reactions in Living Matter 14:22 Read by J. M. Smallheer
08 - Velocity of Reactions in Living Cells 18:58 Read by J. M. Smallheer
09 - Catalysis and the Enzymes, Part 1 22:42 Read by J. M. Smallheer
10 - Catalysis and the Enzymes, Part 2 19:29 Read by J. M. Smallheer
11 - Catalysis and the Enzymes, Part 3 18:39 Read by J. M. Smallheer
12 - Chemical Actions on Protoplasm and Its Counter-actions 16:07 Read by J. M. Smallheer
13 - Chemical Adaptation and Inheritance 18:10 Read by J. M. Smallheer

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