Biochemistry : a short course / John L. Tymoczko, Jeremy M. Berg, Lubert Stryer.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : W.H. Freeman, c2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: International second editionDescription: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cmContent type:- text
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- volume
- 9781464104367 (pbk.)
- 1464104360 (pbk.)
- 572 23 T.J.B.
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Previous ed.: 2010.
Text on inside cover.
Includes index.
PART I: THE MOLECULAR DESIGN OF LIFE Section 1: Biochemistry Helps Us Understand Our World 1. Biochemistry and the Unity of Life 2. Water, Weak Bonds, and the Generation of Order Out of Chaos Section 2: Protein Composition and Structure 3. Amino Acids 4. Protein Three-Dimensional Structure Section 3: Basic Concepts and Kinetics of Enzymes 5. Basic Concepts of Enzyme Action 6. Kinetics and Regulation 7. Mechanisms and Inhibitors 8. Hemoglobin, an Allosteric Protein Section 4: Carbohydrates and Lipids 9. Carbohydrates 10. Lipids Section 5: Cell Membranes, Channels, Pumps, and Receptors 11.Membrane Structure and Function 12. Signal-Transduction Pathways PART II: TRANSDUCING AND STORING ENERGY Section 6: Basic Concepts and Design of Metabolism 13. Digestion: Turning a Meal into Cellular Biochemicals 14. Metabolism: Basic Concepts and Design Section 7: Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis 15. Glycolysis 16. Gluconeogenesis Section 8: The Citric Acid Cycle 17. Preparation for the Cycle 18. Harvesting Electrons from the Cycle Section 9: Oxidative Phosphorylation 19. The Electron-Transport Chain 20. The Proton-Motive Force Section 10: The Light Reactions of Photosynthesis and the Calvin Cycle 21. The Light Reactions 22. The Calvin Cycle Section 11: Glycogen Metabolism and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway 23. Glycogen Degradation 24. Glycogen Synthesis 25. The Pentose Phosphate Pathway Section 12: Fatty Acid and Lipid Metabolism 26. Fatty Acid Degradation 27. Fatty Acid Synthesis 28. Lipid Synthesis: Storage Lipids, Phospholipids, and Cholesterol Section 13: The Metabolism of Nitrogen-Containing Molecules 29. Amino Acid Degradation and the Urea Cycle 30. Amino Acid Synthesis 31. Nucleotide Metabolism PART III: SYNTHESIZING THE MOLECULES OF LIFE Section 14: Nucleic Acid Structure and DNA Replication 32. The Structure of Informational Macromolecules: DNA and RNA 33. DNA Replication 34. DNA Repair and Recombination Section 15: RNA Synthesis, Processing, and Regulation 35. RNA Synthesis and Regulation in Bacteria 36. Gene Expression in Eukaryotes 37. RNA Processing in Eukaryotes Section 16: Protein Synthesis and Recombinant DNA Techniques 38. The Genetic Code 39. The Mechanism of Protein Synthesis Section 17: Experimental Biochemistry 40. Techniques in Protein Biochemistry 41. Recombinant DNA Techniques.
Derived from Biochemistry by Stryer, Tymoczko and Berg, Biochemistry: A Short Course offers that bestseller's clear writing and physiological emphasis, while focusing on the major topics taught in a one-semester Biochemistry course. (This title may not be available in all areas. Please contact your representative for more information.)
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