| Description |
xxvii, 761 page, A-15 pages, B-16 pages, C-42 pages, D-31 pages : colour illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
sect. 1. Biochemistry helps us understand our world -- Biochemistry and the unity of life -- Water, weak bonds, and the generation of order out of chaos -- sect. 2. Protein composition and structure -- Amino acids -- Protein three-dimensional structure -- Techniques in protein biochemistry -- sect. 3. Basic concepts and kinetics of enzymes -- Basic concepts of enzyme action -- Kinetics and regulation -- Mechanisms and inhibitors -- Hemoglobin, an allosteric protein -- sect. 4. Carbohydrates and lipids -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids -- sect. 5. Cell membranes, channels, pumps and receptors -- Membrane structure and function -- Signal-transduction pathways -- sect. 6. Basic concepts and design of metabolism -- Digestion: turning a meal into cellular biochemical -- Metabolism: basic concepts and design -- sect. 7. Glycolysis and gluconeogenesis -- Glycolysis -- Gluconeogenesis -- sect. 8. The citric acid cycle -- Preparation for the cycle -- Harvesting electrons from the cycle -- sect. 9. Oxidative phosphorylation -- The electron-transport chain -- The proton-motive force -- |
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sect. 10. The light reactions of photosynthesis and the Calvin cycle -- The light reactions -- The Calvin cycle -- sect. 11. Glycogen metabolism and the Pentose phosphate pathway -- Glycogen degradation -- Glycogen synthesis -- The Pentose phosphate pathway -- sect. 12. Fatty acid and lipid metabolism -- Fatty acid degradation -- Fatty acid synthesis -- Lipid sythensis: storage lipids, phospholipids, and cholesterol -- sect. 13. The metabolism of nitrogen-containing molecules -- Amino acid degradation and the urea cycle -- Amino acid synthesis -- Nucleotide metabolism -- sect. 14. Nucleic acid structure and DNA replication -- The structure of informational macromolecules: DNA and RNA -- DNA replication -- DNA repair and recombination -- sect. 15. RNA synthesis, processing and regulation -- RNA synthesis and regulation in bacteria -- Gene expression in eukaryotes -- RNA processing in eukaryotes -- sect. 16. Protein synthesis and recombinant DNA techniques -- The genetic code -- The mechanism of protein synthesis -- Recombinant DNA techniques |
| Summary |
Derived from the classic text originated by Lubert Stryer and continued by John Tymoczko and Jeremy Berg, Biochemistry: a short course focuses on the major topics taught in a one-semester biochemistry course. With its short chapters and relevant examples, it's uniquely effective in helping students see the connections between the biochemistry they're studying and their own lives. This new edition takes into account recent discoveries and advances that have changed how we think about the fundamental concepts in biochemistry and human health |
| Notes |
A Macmillan education imprint |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Biochemistry.
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Biochemistry.
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| Author |
Berg, Jeremy M. (Jeremy Mark), 1958- author
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Stryer, Lubert, author
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| LC no. |
2015934516 |
| ISBN |
1464126135 |
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9781464126130 |
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