Biochemistry / Reginald H. Garrett, Charles M. Grisham.

Author/creator Garrett, Reginald H.
Other author Grisham, Charles M.
Format Book
Edition5th ed.
Publication InfoBelmont, CA : Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning, ©2013.
Descriptionxxxviii, 1,169, 48, 22 pages : colored illustrations ; 29 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
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Subjects

Contents Molecular components of cells -- Facts of life: chemistry is the logic of biological phenomena -- Water: the medium of life -- Thermodynamics of biological systems -- Amino acids and the peptide bond -- Proteins: their primary structure and biological functions -- Proteins: secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure -- Carbohydrates and the glycoconjugates of cell surfaces -- Lipids -- Membranes and membrane transport -- Nucleotides and nucleic acids -- Structure of nucleic acids -- Recombinant DNA: cloning and creation of chimeric genes -- Protein dynamics -- Enzymes: kinetics and specificity -- Mechanisms of enzyme action -- Enzyme regulation -- Molecular motors -- Metabolism and its regulation -- Metabolism: an overview -- Glycolysis -- Tricarboxylic acid cycle -- Electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation -- Photosynthesis -- Gluconeogenesis, glycogen metabolism, and the pentose phosphate pathway -- Fatty acid catabolism -- Lipid biosynthesis -- Nitrogen acquisition and amino acid metabolism -- Synthesis and degradation of nucleotides -- Metabolic integration and organ specialization -- Information transfer -- DNA metabolism: replication, recombination, and repair -- Transcription and the regulation of gene expression -- Protein synthesis -- Completing the protein life cycle: folding, processing, and degradation -- Reception and transmission of extracellular information.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Acquisitions source Laupus- Dowdy Bookstore, donor.
LCCN 2011939365
ISBN9781133106296
ISBN1133106293

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