Chlorophylls. 1991. 118 tabs. 327 illustr. XIV,1257 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Chlorophylls, the ultimate pigments of life through which solar energy has been harvested and processed for over three billion years, have attracted chemists, physicists, biologists, and geologists. More recently, chlorophylls and their derivatives have been receiving considerable attention from the medical community as sensitizers for phototherapy of cancer. Contemporary topics in chlorophylls have been compiled in 41 chapters covering chemistry, metabolism, chlorophyll proteins, spectroscopy, functions, and applications.

Each chapter includes basic information, supplemented by detailed tables and up-to-date coverage of relevant references. This format provides excellent introductory material for researchers from different fields and solid reference information for specialists in the many areas of chlorophyll-related research.