Biochemistry

by Champe, Pamela C.; Harvey, Richard A.; Ferrier, Denise R.

• ISBN13: 9780781722650
• ISBN10: 0781722659
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-07-30
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry has been the best-selling medical-level biochemistry review book on the market for the past ten years. The book is beautifully designed and executed, and renders the study of biochemistry enormously appealing to medical students and various allied health students. It has over 125 USMLE-style questions with answers and explanations, as well as over 500 carefully-crafted illustrations. The Third Edition includes end-of-chapter summaries, illustrated case studies, and summaries of key diseases.

Table of Contents

UNIT I: Protein Structure and Function
Amino Acids	1	(12)
Structure of Proteins	13	(12)
Globular Proteins	25	(18)
Fibrous Proteins	43	(10)
Enzymes	53	(16)
UNIT II: Intermediary Metabolism
Bioenergetics and Oxidative Phosphorylation	69	(14)
Introduction to Carbohydrates	83	(6)
Glycolysis	89	(18)
Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle	107	(8)
Gluconeogenesis	115	(8)
Glycogen Metabolism	123	(12)
Metabolism of Monosaccharides and Disaccharides	135	(8)
Pentose Phosphate Pathway and NADPH	143	(12)
Glycosaminoglycans and Glycoproteins	155	(16)
UNIT III: Lipid Metabolism
Metabolism of Dietary Lipids	171	(8)
Fatty Acid and Triacylglycerol Metabolism	179	(20)
Complex Lipid Metabolism	199	(18)
Cholesterol and Steroid Metabolism	217	(26)
UNIT IV: Nitrogen Metabolism
Amino Acids: Disposal of Nitrogen	243	(16)
Amino Acid Degradation and Synthesis	259	(16)
Conversion of Amino Acids to Specialized Products	275	(14)
Nucleotide Metabolism	289	(16)
UNIT V: Integration of Metabolism
Metabolic Effects of Insulin and Glucagon	305	(14)
The Feed/Fast Cycle	319	(16)
Diabetes Mellitus	335	(12)
Obesity	347	(8)
Nutrition	355	(16)
Vitamins	371	(22)
UNIT VI: Storage and Expression of Genetic Information
DNA Structure and Replication	393	(20)
RNA Structure and Synthesis	413	(16)
Protein Synthesis	429	(16)
Biotechnology and Human Disease	445	(24)
UNIT VII: Review of Biochemistry
Summary of Key Biochemical Facts	469	(40)
Index	509