We still have some copies left for sale of the book "The Cytochrome P-450 Proteins: Environmental and General Aspects". These proteins are components of the "mixed-function oxidases" which are involved in the metabolism of pesticides, pollutants, drugs, steroid hormones etc and whose functioning in adrenal cortex mitochondria are influenced by the dielectric constant.We give relevant information below.

The Book (ISBN 955-552-029-9)
The book was first published (in West Germany) in 1979 and subsequently reprinted in 1990. While it needs updating, it still provides a most valuable introduction to the field with its very comprehensive bibliography upto the time of preparation. It can therefore, with citation analysis of earlier articles, also provide the means of identifying more recent publications in the research area of interest.

The book has xi + 295 pages and covers earlier work on the biochemistry and biophysics of the proteins. It discusses the roles played by the proteins in the metabolism of a host of important substances such as carcinogens, pesticides, pollutants, drugs of various types, steroid hormones, other steroids etc. Aspects of genetic consideration have also been noted. A role of cytochrome P-450 in the biochemistry and evolution of primitive life forms has been proposed. The book therefore has a place in medical, environmental, agricultural, chemical, biochemical and biophysical libraries, among others. It was favourably reviewed in the specialist journal " Xenobiotica " when it was first published.

The Author - Rohan H. Wickramasighe

The book is priced at twenty US dollars (US $20) plus postage and packing. Please write to the address given below to request a proforma invoice stating if the book is required to be sent by registered airmail or registered surface mail.

Rohan H. Wickramasinghe
Institute for Tropical Environmental Studies,
41 Flower Road, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka