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This interdisciplinary work provides clear, concise, and up-to-date definitions of terms in the fields of cell biology, biochemistry, and biomedicine. Over 23,000 entries include 4,000 chemical structures and their functions and 1,100 equations of enzymatic reactions. About 600 restriction endonucleases and their specific activities are explained. Trade or brand names of drugs, mechanisms of action, and medicinal applications of antibiotics are defined. Molecular weights and chemical structures of the most commonly used chemicals, antibiotics, drugs, naturally occurring compounds, products of DNA recombinant technology and substances of environmental concern are all covered in this comprehensive reference.

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Biomedicine, molecular biology, and biochemistry are so interrelated that combining terminology from these fields in a convenient volume makes sense. Similar-sounding recent dictionaries include J. Stenesh, Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2nd ed., 1989), and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Bioscience, ed. by Sybil P. Parker (1997). But what each covers, despite similar titles, varies substantially. Juo emphasizes primarily biochemistry, and includes much information not available in the other two works. The 23,000 entries include diagrams of approximately 4,000 chemical structures and their functions, many with molecular weights. The volume also includes both brand and generic names of common drugs and antibiotics, substances of environmental concern, and scientific names and characteristics of commonly encountered unicellular organisms. Coverage of general molecular biology is good; definitions are unusually clear, if short. There is no guidance on pronunciation nor even information on plurals. The volume is useful but not as dependable for general medical terminology; for instance, there are no entries under "aorta." Unfortunately, there are a few spelling errors (e.g., the "s" is omitted in "Coxsackie virus"). Despite some flaws, Juo's dictionary will be useful in any academic reference collection and is appropriate for both upper-division undergraduate and graduate students and for professional use. M. MacArthur; University of Colorado at Denver