| Edition |
4th ed. / David L. Nelson, Michael M. Cox. |
| Physical description |
xxv, 1119 pages, 91 unnumbered page in various pagings : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits, tables ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The foundations of biochemistry -- Part 1. Structure and catalysis: Water -- Amino acids, peptides, and proteins -- The three-dimensional structure of proteins -- Protein function -- Enzymes -- Carbohydrates and glycobiology -- Nucleotides and nucleic acids -- DNA-based information technologies -- Lipids -- Biological membranes and transport -- Biosignalling -- Part 2. Bioenergetics and metabolism: Principles of bioenergetics -- Glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, and the pentose phosphate pathway -- Principles of metabolic regulation : glucose and glycogen -- The citric acid cycle -- Fatty acid catabolism -- Amino acid oxidation and the production of urea -- Oxidative phosphorylation and photophosphorylation -- Carbonate biosynthesis in plants and bacteria -- Lipid biosynthesis -- Biosynthesis of amino acids, nucleotides, and related molecules -- Hormonal regulation and integration of mammalian metabolism -- Part 3. Information pathways: Genes and chromosomes -- DNA metabolism -- RNA metabolism -- Protein metabolism -- Regulation of gene expression -- Appendix A. Common abbreviations in the biochemical research literature -- Appendix B. Abbreviated solutions to problems -- Glossary. |
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Student CD-ROM includes: Animations; Living graphs; Biochemistry in 3D structure tutorials. |
| Other author |
Cox, Michael M.
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Nelson, David L. (David Lee), 1942-
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| Subject |
Biochemistry.
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| Variant Title |
Principles of biochemistry. |
| ISBN |
0716743396 (Text) |
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0716770490 (CD ROM) |
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