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Biochemistry / Christopher K. Mathews and K.E. van Holde ; illustration concepts by Audre W. Newman with art contributions from Irving Geis..

By: Mathews, Christopher K, 1937- [author.].
Contributor(s): Van Holde, K. E. (Kensal Edward), 1928- [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Benjamin/Cummings Series in Life Sciences and Chemistry.Publisher: Redwood City, Calif. : Benjamin/Cummings Pub. Co, 1990Copyright date: ©1990Description: xxix, 1129 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0805350152 (hardback); 9780805350159 (hardback).Subject(s): BiochemistryDDC classification: 572 | 572 MAT
Contents:
Part I The realm of biochemistry: The scope of biochemistry -- The matrix of life: weak interactions in an aqueous environment -- The energetics of life -- Part II Molecular architecture of living matter: Nucleic acids -- Introduction to proteins: the primary level of protein structure -- The three-dimensional structure of proteins -- Protein function and evolution -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids, membranes and cellular transport -- Part III Dynamics of life: catalysis and control of biochemical reactions: Enzymes: biological catalysts -- The regulation of enzyme activity -- Introduction to metabolism -- Part IV Dynamics of life: energy, biosynthesis and utilization of precursors: Carbohydrate metabolism I: anaerobic processes in generating metabolic energy -- Oxidative processes: citric acid cycle and pentose phosphate pathway -- Biological oxidations, electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation -- Carbohydrate metabolism II: biosynthesis -- Lipid metabolism I: fatty acids and triacylglycerols -- Lipid metabolism II: phospholipids, steroids, isoprenoids and eicosanoids -- Photosynthesis -- Metabolism of nitrogeneous compounds: principles of biosynthesis, utilization, turnover and excretion -- Metabolism of nitrogenous compounds: amino acids -- Nucleotide metabolism -- Integration and control of metabolic processes -- Part V Information: Information copying: replication -- Information restructuring: restriction, repair, recombination, rearrangement, amplification -- Information transfer: transcription -- Information decoding: translation -- Encoding and expression of genetic information in eukaryotes -- Information processing and expression in multicellular organisms.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Biochemistry, Third Edition merges a classical organization and presentation with contemporary insight, information, and technology. Updated to include the latest information, perspectives, and experimental techniques, the text is now supported by integrated media resources designed by the new co-author Kevin Ahern.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I The realm of biochemistry: The scope of biochemistry -- The matrix of life: weak interactions in an aqueous environment -- The energetics of life -- Part II Molecular architecture of living matter: Nucleic acids -- Introduction to proteins: the primary level of protein structure -- The three-dimensional structure of proteins -- Protein function and evolution -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids, membranes and cellular transport -- Part III Dynamics of life: catalysis and control of biochemical reactions: Enzymes: biological catalysts -- The regulation of enzyme activity -- Introduction to metabolism -- Part IV Dynamics of life: energy, biosynthesis and utilization of precursors: Carbohydrate metabolism I: anaerobic processes in generating metabolic energy -- Oxidative processes: citric acid cycle and pentose phosphate pathway -- Biological oxidations, electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation -- Carbohydrate metabolism II: biosynthesis -- Lipid metabolism I: fatty acids and triacylglycerols -- Lipid metabolism II: phospholipids, steroids, isoprenoids and eicosanoids -- Photosynthesis -- Metabolism of nitrogeneous compounds: principles of biosynthesis, utilization, turnover and excretion -- Metabolism of nitrogenous compounds: amino acids -- Nucleotide metabolism -- Integration and control of metabolic processes -- Part V Information: Information copying: replication -- Information restructuring: restriction, repair, recombination, rearrangement, amplification -- Information transfer: transcription -- Information decoding: translation -- Encoding and expression of genetic information in eukaryotes -- Information processing and expression in multicellular organisms.

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • I The Realm of Biochemistry
  • 1 The Scope of Biochemistry
  • 2 The Matrix of Life: Weak Interactions in an Aqueous Environment
  • 3 The Energetics of Life
  • II Molecular Architecture of Living Matter
  • 4 Nucleic Acids
  • 5 Introduction to Proteins: The Primary Level of Protein Structure
  • 6 The Three- Dimensional Structure of Proteins
  • 7 Protein Function and Evolution
  • 8 Proteins in Motion: Contractile Systems and Molecular Motors
  • 9 Carbohydrates
  • 10 Lipids, Membranes, and Cellular Transport
  • III Dynamics of Life: Catalysis and Control of Biochemical Reactions
  • 11 Enzymes: Biological Catalysts
  • 12 Introduction to Metabolism
  • IV Dynamics of Life: Energy, Biosynthesis, and Utilization of Precursors
  • 13 Carbohydrate Metabolism I: Anaerobic Processes in Generating Metabolic Energy
  • 14 Oxidative Processes: Citric Acid Cycle and Pentose Phosphate Pathway
  • 15 Electron Transport, Oxidative Phosphorylation, and Oxygen Metabolism
  • 16 Carbohydrate Metabolism II: Biosynthesis
  • 17 Photosynthesis
  • 18 Lipid Metabolism I: Fatty Acids, Triacylglycerols, and Lipoproteins
  • 19 Lipid Metabolism II: Membrane Lipids, Steroids, Isoprenoids, and Eicosanoids
  • 20 Metabolism of Nitrogenous Compounds: Principles of Biosynthesis, Utilization, and Turnover
  • 21 Metabolism of Nitrogenous Compounds: Amino Acids, Porphyrins, and Neurotransmitters
  • 22 Nucleotide Metabolism
  • 23 Metabolic Coordination, Metabolic Control, and Signal Transduction
  • V Information
  • 24 Information Copying: Replication
  • 25 Information Restructuring: Restriction, Repair, Recombination, Rearrangement, and Amplification
  • 26 Information Readout: Transcription
  • 27 Information Decoding: Translation
  • 28 Eukaryotic Genes and Their Expression
  • Answers to Problems
  • Glossary
  • Index