Fundamentals of Biochemistry http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/Fundamentals-of-Biochemistry-Donald-Voet-Judith-G-Voet/9780471214953

Life at the Molecular Level

By Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet, Charlotte W. Pratt

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Mixed media product, 1264 pages, 2nd Revised edition Edition

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Illustrations (some col.)

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United States, 03 May 2005

This text uses a more brief and qualitative approach to present biochemistry with chemical rigor, focusing on the structures of biomolecules, chemical mechanisms, and evolutionary relationships. It is written to impart a sense of intellectual history of biochemistry, an understanding of the tools and approaches used to solve biochemical puzzles, and a hint of the excitement that accompanies new discoveries. This edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect the most recent advances in biochemistry, particularly in the areas of genomics and structural biology. A new chapter focuses on cytoskeletal and motor proteins, currently one of the most active areas of research in biochemistry.

PART I: INTRODUCTION. Chapter 1. Introduction to the Chemistry of Life. Chapter 2. Water. PART II: BIOMOLECULES. Chapter 3. Nucleotides, Nucleic Acids, and Genetic Information. Chapter 4. Amino Acids. Chapter 5. Proteins: Primary Structure. Chapter 6. Proteins: Three-Dimensional Structure. Chapter 7. Protein Function Part I: Myoglobin and Hemoglobin. Chapter 8. Carbohydrates. Chapter 9. Lipids and Biological Membranes. Chapter 10. Membrane Transport. PART III: ENZYMES. Chapter 11. Enzymatic Catalysis. Chapter 12. Enzyme Kinetics, Inhibition, and Regulation. PART IV: METABOLISM. Chapter 13. Introduction to Metabolism. Chapter 14. Glucose Catabolism. Chapter 15. Glycogen Metabolism and Gluconeogenesis. Chapter 16. Citric Acid Cycle. Chapter 17. Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation. Chapter 18. Photosynthesis. Chapter 19. Lipid Metabolism. Chapter 20. Amino Acid Metabolism. Chapter 21. Mammalian Fuel Metabolism: Integration and Regulation. Chapter 22. Nucleotide Metabolism. PART V: GENE EXPRESSION AND REPLICATION. Chapter 23. Nucleic Acid Structure. Chapter 24. DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination. Chapter 25. Transcription and RNA Processing. Chapter 26. Translation. Chapter 27. Regulation of Gene Expression. Chapter 28. Protein Function Part II: Cytoskeletal and Motor Proteins and Antibodies. Appendix. Bioinformatics Exercises. Answers to Bioinformatics Exercises. Solutions to Problems. Glossary. Guide to Media Resources. Index.

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"...contains a wealth of high-class pedagogical features...the authors write well and do a fine job in conveying to students the most exciting advances in modern biochemistry." (Times Higher Education Supplement, 24th Feb 2006)

Publisher:	John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:	0471214957
EAN:	9780471214953
Dimensions:	28.0 x 22.0 x 4.0 centimeters (2.82 kg)
Age Range:	15+ years

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5 of 5 Stars! – Customer review on 02/01/2007

Although not as comprehensive as their larger text, this book is ideal for a beginning course in biochemistry. Most undergraduates are overwhelmed by the encylcopedic nature of Voet & Voet's main text, so the author team are to be thanked for joining with Pratt to produce this fine text. The book is on the level of the other main biochemistry textbooks (Stryer & Lehninger), but has the wonderful images and diagrams for which V&V (via artist Irving Geis) are famous! The interactive CD is very informative and useful as well. I have switched my classes to this text, as have about half of the liberal arts colleges in the midwest area (noted at the last MACTLAC conference, where the text, although new, was aready tied with Stryer as the textbook of choice).

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