Published by Pearson (August 27, 2013) © 2014
Laurence Moran | Robert Horton | Gray Scrimgeour | Marc PerryPrinciples of Biochemistry provides a concise introduction to fundamental concepts of biochemistry, striking the right balance of rigor and detail between the encyclopedic volumes and the cursory overview texts available today. Widely praised for accuracy, currency, and clarity of exposition, the 5th Edition offers a new student-friendly design, an enhanced visual program, new Application Boxes, contemporary research integrated throughout, and updated end-of-chapter problems.
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- Part One: Introduction
- 1 Introduction to Biochemistry
- 2 Water
- Part Two: Structure and Function
- 3 Amino Acids and the Primary Structures of Proteins
- 4 Proteins: Three-Dimensional Structure and Function
- 5 Properties of Enzymes
- 6 Mechanisms of Enzymes
- 7 Carbohydrates
- 8 Coenzymes and Vitamins
- 9 Lipids and Membranes
- Part Three: Metabolism and Bioenergetics
- 10 Introduction to Metabolism
- 11 Glycolysis
- 12 Gluconeogenesis, The Pentose Phosphate Pathway, and Glycogen Metabolism
- 13 The Citric Acid Cycle
- 14 Electron Transport and ATP Synthesis
- 15 Photosynthesis
- 16 Lipid Metabolism
- 17 Amino Acid Metabolism
- 18 Nucleotide Metabolism
- Part Four: Biological Information Flow
- 19 Nucleic Acids
- 20 DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination
- 21 Transcription and RNA Processing
- 22 Protein Synthesis