Biochemistry, 4th Edition

by Voet, Donald; Voet, Judith G.

• ISBN13: 9780470570951
• ISBN10: 0470570954
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-12-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Biochemistry provides the most up to date coverage is important in this course with in-depth and accurate coverage of the chemical concepts that underlie classical biochemical theory, as well as providing coverage of the exciting, modern developments in this dynamic field. The fourth edition challenges students to learn the chemical concepts that underlie both classical biochemical theory as well as the latest developments in the field. It follows a more brief and qualitative approach to present biochemistry with chemical rigor, focusing on the structures of biomolecules, chemical mechanisms, and evolutionary relationships.

Author Biography

Donald Voet received a Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard University and did postdoctoral research in the Biology Department at MIT. Don took up a faculty position in the department of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania, upon completing his postdoctoral work. He has been a visiting scholar at Oxford University, the University of California San Diego, and the Weismann Institute of Science in Israel.

Judith Voet received her Ph.D. from Brandeis University and did postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania, Haverford College and the Fox  Chase Cancer Center. She taught at the University of Delaware before moving to Swarthmore College. Together with Don Voet, she is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education.

Table of Contents

Life

Aqueous Solutions

Thermodynamic Principles: A Review

Biomolecules

Amino Acids

Nucleic Acids, Gene Expression, and Recombinant DNA Technology

Techniques of Protein and Nucleic Acid Purification

Covalent Structures of Proteins and Nucleic Acids

Three-Dimensional Structures of Proteins

Protein Folding, Dynamics, and Structural Evolution

Hemoglobin: Protein Function in Microcosm

Sugars and Polysaccharides

Lipids and Membranes

Mechanisms Of Enzyme Action

Introduction to Enzymes

Rates of Enzymatic Reactions

Enzymatic Catalysis

Metabolism

Introduction to Metabolism

Glycolysis

Glycogen Metabolism

Signal Transduction

Transport Through Membranes

Citric Acid Cycle

Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation

Other Pathways of Carbohydrate Metabolism

Photosynthesis

Lipid Metabolism

Amino Acid Metabolism

Energy Metabolism: Integration and Organ Specialization

Nucleotide Metabolism

Expression And Transmission Of Genetic Information

Nucleic Acid Structures

DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination

Transcription

Translation

Viruses: Paradigms for Cellular Function

Eukaryotic Gene Expression

Molecular Physiology

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