Energy in biological systems

著者

• Smith, C. A. (Chris A.)
• Wood, Edward J.

書誌事項

Energy in biological systems

（Molecular and cell biochemistry）

Chapman and Hall, 1991

1st ed

• pbk.

注記

Edited by Chris Smith and Edward Wood

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

5. 2 Early history of the study of glucose metabolism 101 5. 3 The Embden-Meyerhof pathway 104 5. 4 Biological significance of the glycolytic pathway 107 5. 5 Glycogen and other polysaccharides 110 5. 6 Other monosaccharides 115 5. 7 The pentose phosphate pathway 116 5. 8 Overview 122 Answers to exercises 123 Questions 123 6 Lipids: breakdown of fatty acids; brown fat; ruminant metabolism 125 6. 1 Introduction 125 6. 2 Triacylglycerols as energy reserves 125 6. 3 Oxidation of fatty acids 126 6. 4 Thermogenesis 129 6. 5 Ruminant metabolism 133 6. 6 Overview 137 Answers to exercises 137 Questions 138 7 Amino acid catabolism 139 7. 1 Introduction 139 7. 2 Protein degradation 139 7. 3 Removal of nitrogen from amino acids 141 7. 4 Essential amino acids 144 7. 5 Carbon chain catabolism 146 7. 6 Interconversion of amino acids and transamination 150 7. 7 Pathways for nitrogen excretion 155 7. 8 Biosynthesis of urea 156 7. 9 Overview 160 Answers to exercises 160 Questions 160 Answers to questions 162 Glossary 167 Index 169 vi Contents / / '--------------' Editors' Foreword This book is one of a series of brief fundamental** texts for junior undergraduates and diploma students in biological science. The series, Molecular and Cell Biochemistry, covers the whole of modem biochemistry, integrating animal, plant and microbial topics.

目次

• 1 Energy and life.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Thermodynamics.- 1.3 Free energy, enthalpy and entropy.- 1.4 The biochemistry of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).- 1.5 Overview.- Answers to exercises.- Questions.- 2 An overview of bioenergetics.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Organization of metabolism.- 2.3 What is catabolism for?.- 2.4 Acquiring energy from the environment.- 2.5 Strategies for generating ATP and NADPH in catabolism.- 2.6 Overview.- Answers to exercises.- Questions.- 3 Electron transport.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Electron transport.- 3.3 Oxidative phosphorylation.- 3.4 Synthesis of ATP.- 3.5 Photosynthesis.- 3.6 The mechanism of ATP synthesis.- 3.7 Overview.- Answers to exercises.- Questions.- 4 The tricarboxylic acid cycle.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 How the cycle was elucidated.- 4.3 Some biochemical details.- 4.4 The TCA cycle in relation to other cellular processes.- 4.5 Overview.- Answers to exercises.- Questions.- 5 Glycolysis.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Early history of the study of glucose metabolism.- 5.3 The Embden-Meyerhof pathway.- 5.4 Biological significance of the glycolytic pathway.- 5.5 Glycogen and other polysaccharides.- 5.6 Other monosaccharides.- 5.7 The pentose phosphate pathway.- 5.8 Overview.- Answers to exercises.- Questions.- 6 Lipids: breakdown of fatty acids
• brown fat
• ruminant metabolism.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Triacylglycerols as energy reserves.- 6.3 Oxidation of fatty acids.- 6.4 Thermogenesis.- 6.5 Ruminant metabolism.- 6.6 Overview.- Answers to exercises.- Questions.- 7 Amino acid catabolism.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Protein degradation.- 7.3 Removal of nitrogen from amino acids.- 7.4 Essential amino acids.- 7.5 Carbon chain catabolism.- 7.6 Interconversion of amino acids and transamination.- 7.7 Pathways for nitrogen excretion.- 7.8 Biosynthesis of urea.- 7.9 Overview.- Answers to exercises.- Questions.- Answers to questions.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA12772456
• ISBN:
  • 0412407701
• LCCN: 91010995
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: London ; New York
• ページ数/冊数: xii, 171 p.
• 大きさ: 27 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : QP176
  • DC20 : 574.1/33
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Energy metabolism
• 親書誌ID:
  • BA12772503