Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Selenium’s Role in the Environment and Human Health
Marina dos Santos¹, PhD, Júlia O. Penteado², PhD, Rodrigo L. Brum², MSc, Paula F. Ramires², PhD, Alicia S. Bonifácio², Niely G. R. Moares², MSc, Livia S. Freitas², MSc, Carlos D. M. Aick², MSc, Roseana F. Rocha¹, Leopoldo dos Santos da Silva¹, Flávio Manoel Rodrigues da Silva Júnior²,³, PhD
¹Curso de Nutrição, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Itaqui, Brasil
²Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brasil
³Programa Pós-graduação em Ciências Ambientais, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Pelotas, Brasil
Chapter 2. An Explicative Review on the Dietary Origin, Chemistry, and Pharmacological Activity of Luteolin and Its Coordinated Compounds
Souvik Roy¹, Dipanjan Karati², and Sakuntala Gayen¹,
¹Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
²Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, Techno India University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Chapter 3. The Interaction of Drugs with Biological Receptors: Isothermal Titration Calorimetry as a Tool in Search for the True Interaction Parameters
Bijan K. Paul
Department of Chemistry, Mahadevananda Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata, India
Chapter 4. Sol–Gel Synthesis, Physicochemical Properties and Wound Healing Activities of Silicon-Containing Glycerohydrogel Plates Based on L- and D-Chitosan Ascorbates with the Addition of Aloe Vera
Anna B. Shipovskaya¹, Tatyana G. Khonina², Olga N. Malinkina¹ and Olga S. Ushakova¹
¹Department of polymers, Saratov State University, Saratov, Russia
²Institute of Organic Synthesis, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Chapter 5. Metal-Based Nanoparticles: Synthesis through Green Pathways, Characterization, and Applications
R. Revathy¹, T. Sajini¹, Cyril Augustine¹, and Nayana Joseph²
¹Department of Chemistry, St. Berchmans College (Autonomous), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India
²Department of Chemistry, Assumption College (Autonomous), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India
Chapter 6. Quantum Chemical Studies on 4-Benzoyl-5-Phenyl-1-P-Methoxyphenyl-1H-Pyrazole-3-Carboxylic Acid Methanol Solvate Using the DFT Method
Sibel Demir Kanmazalp
Naci Topçuoğlu Vocational School, Biomedical Device Technology Program, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey
Chapter 7. Combining Discrete and Extended Coordination Compounds
Antonio Fernandez, PhD
Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
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