The organic chemistry of biological pathways

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The organic chemistry of biological pathways

John E. McMurry, Tadhg P. Begley

Roberts and Company Publishers, c2016

2nd ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This textbook was written for an audience of advanced undergraduates and graduate students who want a deeper understanding of the chemical reactions that take place in living organisms. The authors assume readers have a background in organic chemistry at the level of the typical two-semester college course. Although enzymes are crucial to biological reactions, the authors' focus always remains on the reactivity patterns of the substrate molecules and on the organic, arrow-pushing details of the individual reactions. All mechanisms have been updated in this second edition, and several hundred references to recent literature are given for those students who want more detail.

Table of Contents

1. Organic Mechanisms in Biological Chemistry2. Biomolecules and Their Chirality 3. Lipids and Their Metabolism 5. Amino Acid Metabolism 6. Nucleotide Metabolism 7. Biosynthesis of Some Natural Products 8. A Summary of Biological Transformations 9. Chemical Principles of Enzymatic Catalysis Appendixes A. Visualizing Protein Structures Using PyMOL B. Using the KEGG and BRENDA Databases C. Answers to End-of-Chapter Problems D. Abbreviations Used in this Book Index

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