Medical Biochemistry

ISBN-13: 9780128035504 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 826 str.

Antonio Blanco; Gustavo Blanco

Opis

Medical Biochemistry is supported by over forty years of teaching experience, providing coverage of basic biochemical concepts, including the structure and physical and chemical properties of hydrocarbons, lipids, proteins, and nucleotides in a straightforward and easy to comprehend language. The book develops these concepts into the more complex aspects of biochemistry using a systems approach, dedicating chapters to the integral study of biological phenomena, including particular aspects of metabolism in some organs and tissues, and the biochemical bases of endocrinology, immunity, vitamins, hemostasis, and apoptosis.

• Integrates basic biochemistry principles with molecular biology and molecular physiology
• Provides translational relevance to basic biochemical concepts though medical and physiological examples
• Utilizes a systems approach to understanding biological phenomena

Spis treści

1. Chemical Composition of Living Beings2. Water3. Proteins4. Carbohydrates5. Lipids6. Nucleic Acids7. Elements of Thermodynamics and Biochemical Kinetics8. Enzymes9. Biological Oxidations: Bioenergetics10. Antioxidants11. Membranes12. Digestion - Absorption13. Metabolism14. Carbohydrate Metabolism15. Lipid Metabolism16. Amino Acid Metabolism17. Heme Metabolism18. Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism19. Integration and Regulation of Metabolism20. Metabolism in Some Tissues21. The Genetic Information (I)22. The Genetic Information (II)23. Regulation of Gene Expression24. Posttranslational Protein Modifications25. Biochemical Basis of Endocrinology (I) Receptors and Signal Transduction26. Biochemical Bases of Endocrinology (II) Hormones and Other Chemical Intermediates27. Vitamins28. Water and Acid-Base Balance29. Essential Minerals30. Molecular Basis of Immunity31. Hemostasis32. Apoptosis

O autorze

Dr. Antonio Blanco is an M.D. and Ph.D. at the National University of Cordoba, Argentina. He was Research Associate at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine at Baltimore (US) for 4 years. He has been the Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry of the National University of Cordoba for 31 years and is currently Emeritus Professor of the National University of Cordoba, Argentina. He is also a member of several academic societies, including the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Physical and Natural Sciences of Argentina. Dr. Gustavo Blanco is an M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Cordoba, Argentina and currently a Professor at Kansas University Medical Center. Dr. Blanco's research focuses on renal biology and reproductive biology, as well as regulation and function of Na,K-ATPase isozymes. He has published widely in such peer reviewed journals as the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Steroids, Experimental Cell Research, Molecules, Frontiers in Physiology, and the American Journal of Physiology.