BIOS Instant Notes in Biochemistry

by Hames, David; Hooper, Nigel

• ISBN13: 9780415367783
• ISBN10: 0415367786
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-10
• Publisher: Taylor & Franci

Summary

Instant Notes titles focus on core information and are designed to help undergraduate students come to grips with a subject quickly and easily. A major update of the highly popular second edition, with changes in the content and organization that reflect advances in the subject. New and expanded topics include cytoskeleton, molecular motors, bioimaging, biomembranes, cell signaling, protein structure, and enzyme regulation. As with the first two editions, the third edition of Instant Notes in Biochemistry provides the essential facts of biochemistry with detailed explanations and clear illustrations.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations	vii
Preface	ix
Cell structure and imaging	1	(28)
Prokaryote cell structure	1	(3)
Eukaryote cell structure	4	(5)
Cytoskeleton and molecular motors	9	(9)
Bioimaging	18	(6)
Cellular fractionation	24	(5)
Amino acids and proteins	29	(54)
Amino acids	29	(4)
Acids and bases	33	(4)
Protein structure	37	(11)
Myoglobin and hemoglobin	48	(8)
Collagen	56	(6)
Protein purification	62	(7)
Electrophoresis of proteins	69	(6)
Protein sequencing and peptide synthesis	75	(8)
Enzymes	83	(30)
Introduction to enzymes	83	(8)
Thermodynamics	91	(5)
Enzyme kinetics	96	(6)
Enzyme inhibition	102	(3)
Regulation of enzyme activity	105	(8)
Antibodies	113	(18)
The immune system	113	(4)
Antibodies: an overview	117	(5)
Antibody synthesis	122	(5)
Antibodies as tools	127	(4)
Biomembranes and cell signaling	131	(42)
Membrane lipids	131	(7)
Membrane proteins and carbohydrate	138	(7)
Transport of small molecules	145	(6)
Transport of macromolecules	151	(5)
Signal transduction	156	(11)
Nerve function	167	(6)
DNA structure and replication	173	(20)
DNA structure	173	(5)
Genes and chromosomes	178	(5)
DNA replication in bacteria	183	(5)
DNA replication in eukaryotes	188	(5)
RNA synthesis and processing	193	(48)
RNA structure	193	(2)
Transcription in prokaryotes	195	(4)
Operons	199	(7)
Transcription in eukaryotes: an overview	206	(2)
Transcription of protein-coding genes in eukaryotes	208	(4)
Regulation of transcription by RNA Pol II	212	(8)
Processing of eukaryotic pre-mRNA	220	(8)
Ribosomal RNA	228	(7)
Transfer RNA	235	(6)
Protein synthesis	241	(28)
The genetic code	241	(4)
Translation in prokaryotes	245	(9)
Translation in eukaryotes	254	(3)
Protein targeting	257	(8)
Protein glycosylation	265	(4)
Recombinant DNA technology	269	(24)
The DNA revolution	269	(2)
Restriction enzymes	271	(5)
Nucleic acid hybridization	276	(5)
DNA cloning	281	(5)
DNA sequencing	286	(3)
Polymerase chain reaction	289	(4)
Carbohydrate metabolism	293	(42)
Monosaccharides and disaccharides	293	(7)
Polysaccharides and oligosaccharides	300	(4)
Glycolysis	304	(11)
Gluconeogenesis	315	(8)
Pentose phosphate pathway	323	(4)
Glycogen metabolism	327	(3)
Control of glycogen metabolism	330	(5)
Lipid metabolism	335	(32)
Structures and roles of fatty acids	335	(4)
Fatty acid breakdown	339	(7)
Fatty acid synthesis	346	(6)
Triacylglycerols	352	(5)
Cholesterol	357	(6)
Lipoproteins	363	(4)
Respiration and energy	367	(28)
Citric acid cycle	367	(5)
Electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation	372	(12)
Photosynthesis	384	(11)
Nitrogen metabolism	395	(24)
Nitrogen fixation and assimilation	395	(4)
Amino acid metabolism	399	(8)
The urea cycle	407	(6)
Hemes and chlorophylls	413	(6)
Further Reading	419	(6)
Index	425