Book Description:
This book presents original research results on the leading edge of chemistry research. Each article has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial research results across a broad spectrum. Topics discussed include the critical aspects in microfluidic systems design; the study of furan synthesis, function and control and interactions between furans and drug metabolic enzymes; acid tolerance and propionic acid production by genome-shuffling and asphaltene precipitation in gas condensate systems. (Imprint: Nova)

Table of Contents:
Preface

Critical Aspects in Microfluidic Systems Design
(Yulia V. Alekseeva, Russell J. Crawford, Elena P. Ivanova, Faculty of Life & Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Vic, Australia)

Furan: Synthesis, Functions and Control
(Seyyed Javad Sabounchei, Fateme Akhlaghi Bagherjeri, Mohammad Panahimehr, Faculty of Chemistry, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran)

Physico/Chemical Properties of Bamboo Fibre and Jams Added with Bamboo Fibre
(C. Contreras, M. Igual, N. Martínez-Navarrete, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Food Technology Department, Food Investigation and Innovation Group, Valencia, Spain, and others)

Dihydrofurans: Synthesis and Reactivity of 2-Amino-4,5-dihydro-3-furancarbonitriles
(Hiroshi Maruoka, Fumi Okabe, Kenji Yamagata, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Fukuoka University, Jonan-ku, Fukuoka, Japan)

Microwave Assisted Furan Cycloadditions: Quantum-Chemical Reactivity Assessment
(Davor Margetić, Anamarija Briš, Laboratory for Physical Organic Chemistry, Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rudjer Bošković Institute, Bijenička, Zagreb, Croatia)

Synthesis and Mast Cell Stabilizer Activity of 3-(Benzyloxymethyl)Furan-5H-2-One
(J.P. Ceñal1, M. Vera, F.A. Persia, M.L. Mariani, T. Fogal, C.E. Tonn, A.B. Penissi, INTEQUI-CONICET-UNSL, Departamento de Química, Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina, and others)

Interactions between Furans and Drug Metabolic Enzymes
(Ying Zhan, Xin Wang, Hua Shao, Department of Pharmacy, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, P.R. China, and others)

Genome-Shuffling Improves Acid Tolerance of Propionibacterium Acidipropionici and Propionic Acid Production
(Ningzi Guan, Long Liu, Xin Zhuge, Qiaoyan Xu, Jianghua Li, Guocheng Du, Jian Chen, Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China, and others)

Alkenylation of Furans via Dehydrogenative Heck Reaction
(Jean Le Bras, Jacques Muzart, Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims Cedex, France)

Asphaltene Precipitation in Gas Condensate System
(Amir H. Mohammadi, Ali Eslamimanesh, Dominique Richon, MINES ParisTech, CEP/TEP, Centre Énergétique et Procédés, Fontainebleau, France, and others)

Index