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Biochemistry » (6th Edition)

Book cover image of Biochemistry by Jeremy M. Berg

Authors: Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Lubert Stryer
ISBN-13: 9780716787242, ISBN-10: 0716787245
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Freeman, W. H. & Company
Date Published: May 2006
Edition: 6th Edition

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Author Biography: Jeremy M. Berg

Book Synopsis

Bound volume of black and white reproductions of all the text's line art and tables, allowing students to concentrate on the lecture instead of copying illustrations.

Table of Contents

PART I THE MOLECULAR DESIGN OF LIFE
1. Biochemistry: An Evolving Science

2. Protein Composition and Structure
3. Exploring Proteins and Proteomes
4. DNA, RNA, and the Flow of Genetic Information
5. Exploring Genes and Genomes
6. Exploring Evolution and Bioinformatics
7. Hemoglobin: Portrait of a Protein in Action
8. Enzymes: Basic Concepts and Kinetics
9. Catalytic Strategies
10. Regulatory Strategies
11. Carbohydrates
12. Lipids and Cell Membranes
13. Membrane Channels and Pumps
14. Signal-Transduction Pathways

PART II TRANSDUCING AND STORING ENERGY
15. Metabolism: Basic Concepts and Design
16. Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis
17. The Citric Acid Cycle
18. Oxidative Phosphorylation
19. The Light Reactions of Photosynthesis
20. The Calvin Cycle and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway
21. Glycogen Metabolism
22. Fatty Acid Metabolism
23 . Protein Turnover and Amino Acid Catabolism

PART III SYNTHESIZING THE MOLECULES OF LIFE
24. The Biosynthesis of Amino Acids
25. Nucleotide Biosynthesis
26. The Biosynthesis of Membrane Lipids and Steroids
27. The Integration of Metabolism
28. DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination
29. RNA Synthesis and Processing
30. Protein Synthesis

31. The Control of Gene Expression

PART IV RESPONDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES
32. Sensory Systems
33. The Immune System
34. Molecular Motors
35. Drug Development

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