Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry

by Nelson, David L.; Cox, Michael M.

• ISBN13: 9780716771081
• ISBN10: 071677108X
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-02-01
• Publisher: W. H. Freeman

Summary

In the Fifth Edition, authors Dave Nelson and Mike Cox combine the best of the laboratory and best of the classroom, introducing exciting new developments while communicating basic principles through a variety of new learning toolsfrom new in-text worked examples and data analysis problems to the breakthrough eBook, which seamlessly integrates the complete text and its media components.

Author Biography

Michael M. Cox is Professor of Biochemistry University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Table of Contents

The Foundations of Biochemistry	p. 1
Structure and Catalysis	p. 41
Water	p. 43
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins	p. 71
The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins	p. 113
Protein Function	p. 153
Enzymes	p. 183
Carbohydrates and Glycobiology	p. 235
Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids	p. 271
DNA-Based Information Technologies	p. 303
Lipids	p. 343
Biological Membranes and Transport	p. 371
Biosignaling	p. 417
Bioenergetics and Metabolism	p. 485
Bioenergetics and Biochemical Reaction Types	p. 489
Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway	p. 527
Principles of Metabolic Regulation	p. 569
The Citric Acid Cycle	p. 615
Fatty Acid Catabolism	p. 647
Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea	p. 673
Oxidative Phosphorylation and Photophosphorylation	p. 707
Carbohydrate Biosynthesis in Plants and Bacteria	p. 773
Lipid Biosynthesis	p. 805
Biosynthesis of Amino Acids, Nucleotides, and Related Molecules	p. 851
Hormonal Regulation and Integration of Mammalian Metabolism	p. 901
Information Pathways	p. 945
Genes and Chromosomes	p. 947
DNA Metabolism	p. 975
RNA Metabolism	p. 1021
Protein Metabolism	p. 1065
Regulation of Gene Expression	p. 1115
Common Abbreviations in the Biochemical Research Literature
Abbreviated Solutions to Problems
Glossary
Credits
Index
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