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Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. A physicochemical view
JOURNAL
OF MAGNETIC
RESONANCE
57, 534-535
(1984)
Book Reviews Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. A Physicochemical View, Robin K. Harris. Pitman Books, London, England/Marshfield, Massachusetts, 1983. 250 pages. $34.95. The reviewer is currently using Harris’ book as the text in a graduate class devoted to NMR spectroscopy. It is the only didactic volume available which includes material about current methods in FT and pulsed spectroscopy. A great deal of material has been compressed into a small space, and in general the selection has been well done for the reader who wants to understand the physical-chemical basis for NMR phenomena and methods. Spin operators, the Bloch equations, measurement of relaxation times, relaxation theory, various aspects of double resonance, the basis for NOE and site exchange measurements, quadrupolar effects, high-resolution spectra in the solid state, cross polarization, 2D spectra, INEPT, and J spectroscopy are all included, in addition to more traditional material on analysis of non-first-order spectra and factors influencing chemical shifts and coupling constants. In some places the treatment is hurried and too brief to give a well-rounded perspective, but certainly there is not a sentence wasted. I would have preferred to have another 50 to 100 pages to give the author enough compass to develop subjects more fully. For example, one can hardly do double-resonance experiments in ignorance of the Bloch-Siegert effect. The most disconcerting aspect is the presence of typographical errors at critical places in the mathematics. For example, in Eq. 4-42 a coefficient is missing, on page 108 a term in an NOE expression is inverted, and in Eqs. 4-8 a sign is missing. Despite these limitations, I can recommend this book for use as a text in a formal course, where an instructor can expand upon the presentation and help to avoid the typographical pitfalls. A not inconsiderable advantage is that the references for additional reading are well-chosen and reasonably up-to-date. W.S.B.
The Coordination Chemistry of Metalloenzymes, edited by I. Bertini, R. S. Drago, and C. Luchinat. Reidel, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1983. 391 pages. $56.00 The subtitle of this book, which is volume C-100 in the NATO Advanced Study Institute Series, is “The Role of Metals in Reactions Involving Water, Dioxygen, and Related Species,” and a variety of enzymes involved in these reactions are discussed in the 31 chapters contributed by researchers from throughout Europe and North America. NMR and EPR are, of course, among the important tools contributing to knowledge of metal-enzyme systems, although other techniques such as optical spectroscopy must be relied on to provide essential information. Among the topics covered 0022-2364f84
$3.00
Copyright Q 1984 by Academic PIW, Inc. All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.
534
OF MAGNETIC
RESONANCE
57, 534-535
(1984)
Book Reviews Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. A Physicochemical View, Robin K. Harris. Pitman Books, London, England/Marshfield, Massachusetts, 1983. 250 pages. $34.95. The reviewer is currently using Harris’ book as the text in a graduate class devoted to NMR spectroscopy. It is the only didactic volume available which includes material about current methods in FT and pulsed spectroscopy. A great deal of material has been compressed into a small space, and in general the selection has been well done for the reader who wants to understand the physical-chemical basis for NMR phenomena and methods. Spin operators, the Bloch equations, measurement of relaxation times, relaxation theory, various aspects of double resonance, the basis for NOE and site exchange measurements, quadrupolar effects, high-resolution spectra in the solid state, cross polarization, 2D spectra, INEPT, and J spectroscopy are all included, in addition to more traditional material on analysis of non-first-order spectra and factors influencing chemical shifts and coupling constants. In some places the treatment is hurried and too brief to give a well-rounded perspective, but certainly there is not a sentence wasted. I would have preferred to have another 50 to 100 pages to give the author enough compass to develop subjects more fully. For example, one can hardly do double-resonance experiments in ignorance of the Bloch-Siegert effect. The most disconcerting aspect is the presence of typographical errors at critical places in the mathematics. For example, in Eq. 4-42 a coefficient is missing, on page 108 a term in an NOE expression is inverted, and in Eqs. 4-8 a sign is missing. Despite these limitations, I can recommend this book for use as a text in a formal course, where an instructor can expand upon the presentation and help to avoid the typographical pitfalls. A not inconsiderable advantage is that the references for additional reading are well-chosen and reasonably up-to-date. W.S.B.
The Coordination Chemistry of Metalloenzymes, edited by I. Bertini, R. S. Drago, and C. Luchinat. Reidel, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1983. 391 pages. $56.00 The subtitle of this book, which is volume C-100 in the NATO Advanced Study Institute Series, is “The Role of Metals in Reactions Involving Water, Dioxygen, and Related Species,” and a variety of enzymes involved in these reactions are discussed in the 31 chapters contributed by researchers from throughout Europe and North America. NMR and EPR are, of course, among the important tools contributing to knowledge of metal-enzyme systems, although other techniques such as optical spectroscopy must be relied on to provide essential information. Among the topics covered 0022-2364f84
$3.00
Copyright Q 1984 by Academic PIW, Inc. All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.
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