Essentials of Biochemistry

This textbook, Essentials of  Biochemistry is aimed at chemistry and biochemistry undergraduate students and first year biochemistry graduate students. It incorporates the lectures of the authors given to students with a strong chemistry background. An emphasis is placed on metabolism and reaction m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fromm, Herbert J., Hargrove, Mark (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Cell: bacteria, plants, animals
  • Introduction to Biomolecules: amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleotides
  • Macromolecules: Proteins, RNA, DNA, membranes
  • Enzymes and mechanisms
  • Enzyme Kinetics
  • Coenzymes and Vitamins
  • Introduction to Metabolism
  • Carbohydrate Metabolism A: Monosaccharides
  • TCA and Glyoxylate Cycles
  • Electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation
  • Carbohydrate Metabolism B: Di-,Oligo-, and Polysaccharide Metabolism
  • Lipid Metabolism: Fatty Acid Synthesis and Degradation
  • Amino Acid Metabolism
  • Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleotide Metabolism
  • Photosynthesis and the Calvin Cycle
  • DNA,  RNA, and Protein Metabolism