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Section I. Roles of regular and heavy water in biosciences Overview: background and applications Characteristics of deuterium oxide versus hydrogen oxide Section II. Molecular interactions of deuterium versus hydrogen oxide Deuterium bonding versus hydrogen bonding Hydrophobic interaction in D2O versus H2O Section III. Implications of deuterium oxide and deuteration in biological Systems Deuterium oxide and deuteration effects on biomolecules Effects of D2O and deuteration on biomembranes Section IV. Applications of D2O and deuteration to biochemical reactions Biochemical effects of deuterium oxide and deuteration Physical methods for investigating D2O and deuteration effects Section V. Exploration of deuterium oxide and deuteration in health-related research Living cells grown in deuterium oxide and deuteration Deuterium oxide and deuteration effects on health issues Section VI. Applications of deuterium oxide and deuteration to pharmacology Deuterium oxide effects on thermostability of vaccines Deuterium oxide and deuteration effects on pharmacology
