Ebook: Biochemistry
Author: J. Stenesh (auth.)
- Genre: Biology // Biochemistry
- Tags: Biochemistry general, Evolutionary Biology, Chemistry/Food Science general
- Year: 1998
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This text is intended for an introductory course in bio metabolism concludes with photosynthesis. The last sec chemistry. While such a course draws students from vari tion of the book, Part IV, TRANSFER OF GENETIC INFOR ous curricula, all students are presumed to have had at MATION, also opens with an introductory chapter and then least general chemistry and one semester of organic chem explores the expression of genetic information. Replica istry. tion, transcription, and translation are covered in this or My main goal in writing this book was to provide stu der. To allow for varying student backgrounds and for pos sible needed refreshers, a number of topics are included as dents with a basic body of biochemical knowledge and a thorough exposition of fundamental biochemical con four appendixes. These cover acid-base calculations, principles of cepts, including full definitions of key terms. My aim has of organic chemistry, tools biochemistry, and been to present this material in a reasonably balanced oxidation-reduction reactions. form by neither deluging central topics with excessive de Each chapter includes a summary, a list of selected tail nor slighting secondary topics by extreme brevity. readings, and a comprehensive study section that consists Every author of an introductory text struggles with of three types of review questions and a large number of the problem of what to include in the coverage. My guide problems.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Frameworks of Biochemistry....Pages 3-24
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Amino Acids and Peptides....Pages 27-45
Proteins....Pages 47-82
Enzymes....Pages 83-116
Carbohydrates....Pages 117-140
Lipids and Membranes....Pages 141-169
Nucleic Acids....Pages 171-200
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Introduction to Metabolism....Pages 203-219
Bioenergetics....Pages 221-235
Carbohydrate Metabolism....Pages 237-271
The Citric Acid Cycle....Pages 273-291
Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation....Pages 293-315
Lipid Metabolism....Pages 317-344
Amino Acid and Nucleotide Metabolism....Pages 345-374
Photosynthesis....Pages 375-404
Front Matter....Pages 405-405
Introduction to Molecular Biology....Pages 407-424
Replication—The Synthesis of DNA....Pages 425-451
Transcription—The Synthesis of RNA....Pages 453-475
Translation—The Synthesis of Protein....Pages 477-502
Back Matter....Pages 503-568
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Frameworks of Biochemistry....Pages 3-24
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Amino Acids and Peptides....Pages 27-45
Proteins....Pages 47-82
Enzymes....Pages 83-116
Carbohydrates....Pages 117-140
Lipids and Membranes....Pages 141-169
Nucleic Acids....Pages 171-200
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Introduction to Metabolism....Pages 203-219
Bioenergetics....Pages 221-235
Carbohydrate Metabolism....Pages 237-271
The Citric Acid Cycle....Pages 273-291
Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation....Pages 293-315
Lipid Metabolism....Pages 317-344
Amino Acid and Nucleotide Metabolism....Pages 345-374
Photosynthesis....Pages 375-404
Front Matter....Pages 405-405
Introduction to Molecular Biology....Pages 407-424
Replication—The Synthesis of DNA....Pages 425-451
Transcription—The Synthesis of RNA....Pages 453-475
Translation—The Synthesis of Protein....Pages 477-502
Back Matter....Pages 503-568
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