Fundamentals of Biochemistry

 Includes up-to-date coverage on human health and disease. Uses simple, clear language to convey the inspiring beauty of the structure and chemistry of life. Early emphasis on recombinant DNA technology. 

Life; water; nucleotides and nucleic acids; amino acids; proteins - primary structure; proteins - three-dimensional structure; protein function; carbohydrates; lipids; biological membranes; enzyme catalysis; enzyme kinetics, inhibition, and regulation; introduction to metabolism; glucose catabolism; glycogen metabolism and gluconeogenesis; citric acid cycle; electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation; photosynthesis; lipid metabolism; amino acid metabolism; mammalian fuel metabolism - integration and regulation; nucleotide metabolism.