Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
Wm. C. Brown Publishers, c1998
4th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
A comprehensive biochemistry textbook, this fourth edition has been fully revised and up dated presenting a discussion of each class of structures followed by its metabolism.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 An overview of biochemistry and bioenergetics: cells and biomolecules
- thermodynamics in biochemistry. Part 2 Protein structure and function: structure and function of water
- the building blocks of proteins - amino acids, peptides, and polypeptides
- the three-dimensional structure of proteins
- functional diversity of proteins - haemoglobin and the actin-myosin complex
- methods of characterization and purification of proteins. Part 3 Catalysis: enzyme kinetics
- mechanisms of enzyme catalysis
- regulation of enzyme activities
- vitamins and coenzymes. Part 4 Metabolism of carbohydrates: metabolic strategies
- structures of sugars and energy storage polysaccharides
- glycosis, gluconeogensis
- , and the pentose phosphate pathway
- the tricarboxylic acid cycle
- electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation
- photosynthesis
- structures and metabolism of oligosaccharides and polysaccharides. Part 5 Metabolism of lipids: structure and function of biological membranes
- mechanisms of membrane transport
- metabolism of fatty acids
- biosynthesis of membrane lipids
- metabolism of cholesterol. Part 6 Metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds: amino acid biosynthesis and nitrogen fixation in plants and microorganisms
- amino acid metabolism in vertebrates
- nucleotides
- integration of metabolism and hormone action
- neurotransmission
- vision. Part 7 Storage and utilization of genetic information: structures of DNA and nucleoproteins
- DNA replication, repair, and recombination
- DNA manipulation and its applications
- RNA structures and metabolism
- protein synthesis, targeting, and turnover
- regulation of gene expression in prokaryotes
- regulation of gene expression in eukaryotes
- immunobiology
- carcinogenesis and oncogenes
- the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
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