Submolecular Biology and Cancer -- Contents -- Introduction -- The living state and cancer -- A note on cancer and possible relationships to submolecular biology -- Energy bands and charge transfer in proteins -- Discussion -- Electronic structure of proteins and DNA: solid-state aspects -- Discussion -- The mechanism of conduction in proteins -- Discussion -- Electronic and dielectric properties of protein - methylglyoxal complexes -- Discussion -- Free radicals in cancer -- Discussion -- Whole-body nuclear magnetic resonance scanning: n.m.r. studies of tumour cells -- Discussion -- Quantum chemical investigations of charge- transfer interactions in relation to the electronic theory of cancer -- Discussion -- The search for new cancerostatic agents -- Discussion -- Thermal copoly(amino acids) as inhibitors of glyoxalase I -- Discussion -- Interactions of methylglyoxal with methylamine -- Discussion -- Methylglyoxal production in human blood -- Discussion -- Formation and properties of reactive aldehydes -- Discussion -- Biological activity of methylglyoxal and related aldehydes -- Discussion -- Carcinostatic activity of methylglyoxal and related substances in tumour-bearing mice -- Discussion -- Biochemical studies of transient intermediates in relation to chemical carcinogenesis -- Discussion -- General discussion -- Index contributors -- Subject index.