Sonstiges, Englisch, 936 Seiten, Access Card, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm
Sonstiges, Englisch, 936 Seiten, Access Card, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm
ISBN: 978-1-319-25267-0
Verlag: WH Freeman
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Lower undergraduate
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PART I The Molecular Design of Life.- SECTION 1 Biochemistry Helps Us Understand Our World.- 1. Biochemistry and the Unity of Life.- 2. Water, Weak Bonds, and the Generation of Order Out of Chaos.- SECTION 2 Protein Composition and Structure.- 3. Amino Acids.- 4. Protein Three-Dimensional Structure.- 5. Techniques in Protein Biochemistry.- SECTION 3 Basic Concepts and Kinetics of Enzymes.- 6. Basic Concepts of Enzyme Action.- 7. Kinetics and Regulation.- 8. Mechanisms and Inhibitors.- 9. Hemoglobin, an Allosteric Protein.- SECTION 4 Carbohydrates and Lipids.- 10. Carbohydrates.- 11. Lipids SECTION 5 Cell Membranes, Channels, Pumps, and Receptors.- 12. Membrane Structure and Function.- 13. Signal-Transduction Pathways.- PART II Transducing and Storing Energy.- SECTION 6 Basic Concepts and Design of Metabolism.- 14. Digestion: Turning a Meal into Cellular Biochemicals.- 15. Metabolism: Basic Concepts and Design.- SECTION 7 Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis.- 16. Glycolysis.- 17. Gluconeogenesis.- SECTION 8 The Citric Acid Cycle.- 18. Preparation for the Cycle.- 19. Harvesting Electrons from the Cycle.- SECTION 9 Oxidative Phosphorylation.- 20. The Electron-Transport Chain.- 21. The Proton-Motive Force.- SECTION 10 The Light Reactions of Photosynthesis and the Calvin Cycle.- 22. The Light Reactions.- 23. The Calvin Cycle.- SECTION 11 Glycogen Metabolism and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway.- 24. Glycogen Degradation.- 25. Glycogen Synthesis.- 26.The Pentose Phosphate Pathway.- SECTION 12 Fatty Acid and Lipid Metabolism.- 27. Fatty Acid Degradation.- 28. Fatty Acid Synthesis.- 29. Lipid Synthesis: Storage Lipids, Phospholipids, and Cholesterol.- SECTION 13 The Metabolism of Nitrogen-Containing Molecules.- 30. Amino Acid Degradation and the Urea Cycle.- 31. Amino Acid Synthesis.- 32. Nucleotide Metabolism.- PART III Synthesizing the Molecules of Life.- SECTION 14 Nucleic Acid Structure and DNA Replication.- 33. The Structure of Informational Macromolecules: DNA and RNA.- 34. DNA Replication.- 35. DNA Repair and Recombination.- SECTION 15 RNA Synthesis, Processing, and Regulation.- 36. RNA Synthesis and Regulation in Bacteria.- 37. Gene Expression in Eukaryotes.- 38. RNA Processing in Eukaryotes.- SECTION 16 Protein Synthesis and Recombinant DNA Techniques.- 39. The Genetic Code. 40. The Mechanism of Protein Synthesis.- 41. Recombinant DNA Techniques.