Title | Biochemistry [electronic resource] / edited by Thomas Briggs, Albert M. Chandler |
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Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York, 1995 |
Edition | Third Edition |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4200-0 |
Descript | XII, 288 p. 6 illus. online resource |
1. Amino Acids and Proteins -- Amino Acids -- Protein Structure: General -- Collagen and Fibrous Proteins -- Hemoglobin -- Plasma Proteins -- Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation -- Genetic Diseases -- Review Questions on Amino Acids and Proteins -- 2. Enzymes -- Nature of Enzymes -- Enzyme Kinetics -- Effects of Kinetic Parameters on Enzyme Activity -- General Aspects -- Review Questions on Enzymes -- 3. Carbohydrates -- Structural Aspects of Carbohydrates -- Digestion -- Glycolysis -- Entry of Other Hexoses into the Glycolytic Pathway -- Metabolism of Pyruvate -- Regulation of Glycolysis -- Pentose Phosphate Pathway -- Gluconeogenesis -- Glycogen Metabolism -- Glycogen Storage Diseases -- Hormonal Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism -- Review Questions on Carbohydrates -- 4. Energetics and Biological Oxidation -- Concepts in Biological Oxidation -- Metabolism of Pyruvate to Carbon Dioxide -- Electron Transfer via the Respiratory Chain -- Chemi-Osmotic Theory of Oxidative Phosphorylation -- Review Questions on Energetics and Biological Oxidation -- 5. Amino Acid Metabolism -- Functions of Amino Acids in Man -- Essential and Non-Essential Amino Acids -- Nitrogen Balance -- Protein Quality -- Protein Digestion -- Amino Acid Absorption -- Amino Acid Degradation -- The Urea Cycle (Krebs-Henseleit Cycle) -- Excretion of Free Ammonia -- Degradation of the Carbon Skeletons -- One-Carbon Fragment Metabolism -- Metabolism of Phenylalanine and Tyrosine -- General Precursor Functions of Amino Acids -- Review Questions on Amino Acid Metabolism -- 6. Porphyrins -- Structure and Chemistry -- Metabolism -- Disorders of Porphyrin and Heme Metabolism -- Genetic Diseases -- Review Questions on Porphyrins -- 7. Lipids -- Classification of Lipids -- Functions of Lipids -- Digestion and Absorption of Lipids -- Fatty Acids -- Ketone Bodies -- Triacylglycerols -- Phospholipids -- Glycosphingolipids (Glycolipids) -- Lipoproteins -- Genetic Diseases -- Review Questions on Lipids -- 8. Steroids -- Cholesterol: Structure and Chemistry -- Occurrence and Function -- Biosynthesis of Cholesterol -- Metabolism of Cholesterol -- Action of Steroid Hormones -- Cholesterol Levels -- Disorders of Cholesterol and Steroid Metabolism -- Cholesterol in Perspective -- Review Questions on Steroids -- 9. Membranes -- Overview -- Chemistry and Structure -- Functions -- Review Questions on Membranes -- 10. Nutrition -- Major Nutrients -- Micronutrients -- Review Questions on Nutrition -- 11. Purines and Pyrimidines -- Structure and Nomenclature -- Synthesis of Nucleoside Diphosphates and Triphosphates -- Purine Metabolism -- Pyrimidine Metabolism: Biosynthesis -- Deoxyribonucleotides Are Formed by Reduction of Ribonucleoside Diphosphates by Ribonucleoside Diphosphate Reductase (Ribonucleotide Reductase) -- Some Anticancer Drugs Act by Blocking Deoxythmidylate Synthesis -- Functions of Nucleotides -- Review Questions on Purines and Pyrimidines -- 12. Nucleic Acids: Structure and Synthesis -- DNA -- RNA -- Review Questions on Nucleic Acids -- 13. Protein Biosynthesis -- Cellular Machinery -- Information Transfer -- Peptide Bond Formation -- Postribosomal Modification of Proteins -- Some Antibiotics Acting as Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis -- Review Questions on Protein Biosynthesis -- 14. Medical Genetics -- Basic Genetics -- Mutations -- Recombinant DNA Techniques -- Genetic Diagnostic Techniques -- Gene Therapy -- Well-Known Genetic Diseases -- Review Questions on Medical Genetics