Principles of Biochemistry

Principles of Biochemistry provides a concise introduction to fundamental concepts of biochemistry, striking the right balance of rigor and detail between the encyclopedic volumes and the cursory overview texts available today. Widely praised for accuracy, currency, and clarity of exposition, the Fifth Edition offers a new student-friendly design, an enhanced visual program, new Application Boxes, contemporary research integrated throughout, and updated end-of-chapter problems.(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with Summary, Problems, and Selected Reading.) Part One: Introduction 1 Introduction to Biochemistry 2 Water Part Two: Structure and Function 3 Amino Acids and the Primary Structures of Proteins 4 Proteins: Three-Dimensional Structure and Function 5 Properties of Enzymes 6 Mechanisms of Enzymes 7 Carbohydrates 8 Coenzymes and Vitamins 9 Lipids and Membranes Part Three: Metabolism and Bioenergetics 10 Introduction to Metabolism 11 Glycolysis 12 Gluconeogenesis, The Pentose Phosphate Pathway, and Glycogen Metabolism 13 The Citric Acid Cycle 14 Electron Transport and ATP Synthesis 15 Photosynthesis 16 Lipid Metabolism 17 Amino Acid Metabolism 18 Nucleotide Metabolism Part Four: Biological Information Flow 19 Nucleic Acids 20 DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination 21 Transcription and RNA Processing 22 Protein Synthesis