Elsevier's integrated review biochemistry /
Integrated review biochemistry
John W. Pelley.
- 2nd ed.
- Philadelphia : Elsevier/Mosby, c2012.
- xii, 214 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Contents
1 Acid-Base Concepts 1 2 Structure and Properties of Biologic Molecules 7 3 Protein Structure and Function 19 4 Enzymes and Energetics 29 5 Membranes and Intracellular Signal Transduction 39 6 Glycolysis and Pyruvate Oxidation 49 7 Citric Acid Cycle, Electron Transport Chain, and Oxidative Phosphorylation 57 8 Gluconeogenesis and Glycogen Metabolism 67 9 Minor Carbohydrate Pathways: Ribose, Fructose, and Galactose 75 10 Fatty Acid and Triglyceride Metabolism 81 11 Metabolism of Steroids and Other Lipids 89 12 Amino Acid and Heme Metabolism 99 13 Integration of Carbohydrate, Fat, and Amino Acid Metabolism 109 14 Purine, Pyrimidine, and Single-carbon Metabolism 119 15 Organization, Synthesis, and Repair of DNA 125 16 RNA Transcription and Control of Gene Expression 137 17 Protein Synthesis and Degradation 149 18 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology 161 19 Nutrition 171 20 Tissue Biochemistry 181 Case Studies 193 Case Study Answers 199 Index 205
Acid-base concepts -- Structure properties of biologic molecules -- Protein structure and function -- Enzymes and -- Energitics -- Membranes and intracellular signal transduction -- Glycolysis and pyruvate oxidation -- Citric acid cycle, electron transport chain, and oxidative phosphorylation -- Gluconeogenesis and glycogen metabolism -- Minor carbohydrate pathways : ribose, fructose, and galactose -- Fatty acid and triglyceride metabolism -- Metabolism of steroids and other lipids -- Amino acid and heme metabolism -- Integration of carbohydrate, fat, and amino acid metabolism -- Purine, pyrimidine, and single-carbon metabolism -- Organization, synthesis, and repair of DNA -- RNA transcription and control of gene expression -- Protein synthesis and degradation -- Recombinant DNA and biotechnology -- Nutrition -- Tissue biochemistry.