Ferrier, Denise.
Lippincott's illustrated reviews: Biochemistry. /
Denise R. Ferrier.
- 6th ed.
- Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2014.
- 552p.: ill.; 28cm.
Includes index.
Contents: Protein structure and function: Amino acids -- Structure of proteins -- Globular proteins -- Fibrous proteins -- Enzymes -- Bioenergetics and carbohydrate metabolism: Bioenergetics and oxidative phosphorylation -- Introduction to carbohydrates -- Introduction to metabolism and glycolysis -- Tricarboxylic acid cycle and pyruvate dehydrogenase complex -- Gluconeogenesis -- Glycogen metabolism -- Metabolism of monosaccharides and disaccharides -- Pentose phosphate pathway and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate -- Glycosaminoglycans, proteoglycans, and glycoproteins -- Lipid metabolism: Dietary lipids metabolism -- Fatty acid, ketone body, and triacylglycerol metabolism -- Phospholipid, glycosphingolipid, and eicosanoid metabolism -- Cholesterol, lipoprotein, and steroid metabolism -- Nitrogen metabolism: Amino acids: disposal of nitrogen -- Amino acid degradation and synthesis -- Conversion of amino acids to specialized products -- Nucleotide metabolism -- Integration of metabolism: Metabolic effects of insulin and glucagon -- The Feed-fast cycle -- Diabetes mellitus -- Obesity -- Nutrition -- Vitamins -- Storage and expression of genetic information: DNA structure, replication, and repair -- RNA structure, synthesis, and processing -- Protein synthesis -- Regulation of gene expression -- Biotechnology and human disease.
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