Biochemistry

ISBN-13: 9780367465537 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 512 str.

Raymond S. Ochs

Opis

Biochemistry Second Edition, is a single-semester text designed for undergraduate non-biochemistry majors. Accessible, engaging, and informative, it is the perfect introduction to the subject for students who may approach chemistry with apprehension. 

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Foundations Chapter 2 Water Chapter 3 Lipids Chapter 4 Carbohydrates Chapter 5 Amino Acids and Proteins Chapter 6 Enzymes Chapter 7 Coenzymes Chapter 8 Metabolism and Energy Chapter 9 Glycolysis Chapter 10 The Krebs Cycle Chapter 11 Oxidative Phosphorylation Chapter 12 Photosynthesis Chapter 13 Carbohydrate Pathways Related to Glycolysis Chapter 14 Lipid Metabolism Chapter 15 Nitrogen Metabolism Chapter 16 Nucleic Acids Chapter 17 Protein Synthesis and Degradation

O autorze

Raymond S. Ochs is a biochemist with a career-long specialty in metabolism spanning 30 years. Previously, he has written the textbook Biochemistry, contributed the metabolism chapters to another text, Principles of Biochemistry, and co-edited a collection of articles published as Metabolic Regulation. His research interests concern major pathways of liver and muscle, including glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, ureogenesis, fatty acid metabolism, glycogen metabolism, and control by cAMP, Ca2+, diacylglycerol, and AMPK. He is currently professor of pharmacy at St. John’s University in New York, teaching biochemistry, physiology, and medicinal chemistry.