Biochemistry

by Garrett,Reginald H.

• ISBN13: 9780495109358
• ISBN10: 0495109355
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-28
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Continuing Garrett and Grisham's innovative conceptual and organizing framework, "Essential Questions," BIOCHEMISTRY guides students through course concepts in a way that reveals the beauty and usefulness of biochemistry in the everyday world. Streamlined for increased clarity and readability, this edition also includes new photos and illustrations that show the subject matter consistently throughout the text. New end-of-chapter problems, MCAT practice questions, and the unparalleled text/media integration with the power of CengageNOW round out this exceptional package, giving you the tools you need to both master course concepts and develop critical problem-solving skills you can draw upon long after the course ends.

Table of Contents

Molecular Components Of Cells

Chemistry is the Logic of Biological Phenomena

Water + The Medium of Life

Thermodynamics of Biological Systems

Amino Acids

Proteins: Their Primary Structure and Biological Functions

Proteins: Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary Structure

Carbohydrates and Glyco-Conjugates of the Cell Surface

Lipids

Membranes and Membrane Transport

Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids

Structure of Nucleic Acids

Recombinant DNA: Cloning and Creation of Chimeric Genes

Protein Dynamics

Enzyme Kinetics

Mechanisms of Enzyme Action

Enzyme Regulation

Molecular Motors

Metabolism and Its Regulation

Nutrition and the Organization of Metabolism

Glycolysis

The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation

Photosynthesis

Gluconeogenesis, Glycogen Metabolism, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway

Fatty Acid Catabolism

Lipid Biosynthesis

Nitrogen Acquisition and Amino Acid Metabolism

The Synthesis and Degradation of Nucleotides

Metabolic Integration and Organ Specialization

Information Transfer

DNA Metabolism

Transcription and the Regulation of Gene Expression

Protein Synthesis

Post-Translational Processing of Proteins and Protein Degradation

The Reception and Transmission of Extracellular Information

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