Biochemistry
Donald Voet (Author), Judith G. Voet (Author)
This text explains biochemical concepts while offering a unified presentation of life and its variation through evolution. It incorporates classical and current research to illustrate the historical source of much of our biochemical knowledge
Print Book, English, ©2011
4th edition View all formats and editions
John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, ©2011
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xxv, 1428, I-53 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
9780470570951, 9780470917459, 0470570954, 0470917458
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Part I: Introduction and background. Life ; Aqueous solutions ; Thermodynamic principles : a review
Part II: Biomolecules. Amino acids ; Nucleic acids, gene expression, and recombinant DNA technology ; Techniques of protein and nucleic acid purifications ; Covalent structures of proteins and nucleic acids ; Three-dimensional structures of proteins ; Protein folding, dynamics, and structural evolution ; Hemoglobin : protein function in microcosm ; Sugars and polysaccharides ; Lipids and membranes
Part III: Mechanisms of enzyme action. Introduction to enzymes ; Rates of enzymatic reactions ; Enzymatic catalysis
Part IV: Metabolism. Introduction to metabolism ; Glycolysis ; Glycogen metabolism ; Signal transduction ; Transport through membranes ; Citric acid cycle ; Electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation ; Other pathways of carbohydrate metabolism ; Photosynthesis ; Lipid metabolism ; Amino acid metabolism ; Energy metabolism : integration and organ specialization ; Nucleotide metabolism
Part V: Expression and transmission of genetic information. Nucleic acid structures ; DNA replication, repair, and recombination ; Transcription ; Translation ; Viruses : paradigms for cellular function ; Eukaryotic gene expression ; Molecular physiology