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Essential Biochemistry, International Adaptation

Charlotte W. Pratt (Author), Kathleen Cornely (Author)

9781394223275, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 19 February 2024

752 pages
27.5 x 21.5 x 3.6 cm, 1.564 kg

Essential Biochemistry, 5th edition, comprises biology, pre-med, and allied health topics and presents a broad, but not overwhelming, base of biochemical coverage that focuses on the chemistry behind biology. This text relates the chemical concepts that scaffold the biology of biochemistry, providing practical knowledge and many problem-solving opportunities to hone skills. Key Concepts and Concept Check features help students identify and review important takeaways in each section.

This international adaptation contains up-to-date coverage of topics, including Ramachandran diagrams, lysozymes, steroid hormones, and ionophores. It also offers integrated coverage of SARS-CoV-2 and the impacts of COVID-19, relating it to the importance of an interdisciplinary response to a global pandemic. By focusing on strengthening the organization of the content as well as updating the end-of-chapter problems, this edition presents a brand-new experience to the reader.

Preface xv

Part 1 Foundations

12 Metabolism and Bioenergetics 351

1 The Chemical Basis of Life 1

2 Aqueous Chemistry 27

Part 2 Molecular Structure and Function

3 Nucleic Acid Structure and Function 57

4 Amino Acid and Protein Structure 87

5 Protein Function 127

6 Enzymes: Classification and Catalysis 169

7 Enzyme Kinetics and Inhibition 203

8 Lipids and Biological Membranes 241

9 Membrane Transport 269

10 Signaling 299

11 Carbohydrates 327

Part 3 Metabolism

12 Metabolism and Bioenergetics 351

13 Carbohydrate Metabolism 381

14 The Citric Acid Cycle 419

15 Oxidative Phosphorylation 443

16 Photosynthesis 473

17 Lipid Metabolism 499

18 Nitrogen Metabolism 535

19 Regulation of Mammalian Fuel Metabolism 571

Part 4 Genetic Information

20 DNA Replication and Repair 597

21 Transcription and RNA Processing 641

22 Protein Synthesis 677

Subject Areas: Chemistry [PN]

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