Nelson, David L.

Lehninger principles of biochemistry / David L. Nelson, Michael M. Cox. - 5th ed. - New York : W.H. Freeman, c2008. - 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.), ports. 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foundations of biochemistry -- Structure and catalysis: Water; Amino acids, peptides, and proteins; Three-dimensional structure of proteins; Protein function; Enzymes; Carbohydrates and glycobiology; Nucleotides and nucleic acids; DNA-based information technologies; Lipids; Biological membrane and transport; Biosignaling -- Bioenergetics and metabolism: Principles of Bioenergetics; Glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, and the pentose phosphate pathway; Principles of metabolic regulation, glucose and glycogen; Citric acid cycle; Fatty acid catabolism; Amino acid oxidation and the production of urea; Oxidative phosphorylation and photophosphorylation; Carbohydrate biosynthesis in plants and bacteria; Lipid biosynthesis; Biosynthesis of amino acids, Nucleotides, and related molecules; Hormonal regulation and integration of mammalian metabolism -- Information pathway: Genes and chromosomes; DNA metabolism; RNA metabolism; Protein metabolism; Regulation of gene expression -- Appendices: Common abbreviations in the biochemical research literature; Abbreviated solutions to problems -- Glossary.

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Biochemistry

QD415 / .L44 2008

QU 4 / .N45 2008