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Walker, Sharon and McMahon, David. Biochemistry Demystified. US: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2008.

Biochemistry Demystified

Authors: Sharon Walker and David McMahon

Published:  June 2008

eISBN: 9780071643481 0071643486 | ISBN: 9780071495998
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 The Chemistry of Biomolecules
  • Review of Basic Chemical Concepts
  • Forces That Hold Atoms and Molecules Together
  • Forces That Drive Reactions
  • The Unique Measurements of Hydrogen Ion Concentration—pH
  • The Unique Properties of the Carbon Atom
  • The Importance of Molecular Arrangement—Stereochemistry
  • Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 2 Cell Structures and Cell Division
  • Introduction
  • Cell Theory
  • The Three Domains of Life
  • Cell Containment
  • Introduction to Cell Organelles
  • Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 3 Carbohydrates
  • Monosaccharide
  • Reducing and Nonreducing Sugars
  • Derivatives of Carbohydrates
  • Glycosidic Bond and Disaccharides
  • Polysaccharides
  • Glycoconjugates
  • Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 4 Lipids
  • Fatty Acids
  • Triglycerides
  • Sphingolipids
  • Nonsaponifiable Lipids
  • Cholesterol
  • An Overview of the Cell Membrane
  • Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 5 Lipid Metabolism
  • Lipases and Phospholipases
  • Cholesterol Release
  • β Oxidation of Fatty Acids
  • Energy Yield
  • Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 6 Protein Structure
  • Introduction
  • General Characteristics of Proteins
  • Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 7 Protein Assembly and Disassembly
  • Introduction
  • A Few Words about Oxidation-Reduction Potential
  • Acquisition of Nitrogen from the Environment
  • Essential versus Nonessential Amino Acids
  • Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 8 Nucleic Acids and Nucleotides
  • Pyrimidines
  • Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 9 Enzymes
  • Enzyme Naming Conventions
  • Turnover Number
  • Inhibitors
  • Irreversible and Reversible Inhibition
  • Regulation of Enzyme Activity
  • Coenzymes and Cofactors
  • Isozymes
  • Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 10 Glycolysis
  • Introduction
  • The Preparatory Phase
  • The Pay-Off Phase of Glycolysis
  • Hexokinase Regulation
  • Phosphofructokinase Regulation
  • Pyruvate Kinase Regulation
  • More on the Liver
  • Ethanol Fermentation
  • Other Sugars in Glycolysis
  • Glycolysis and Cancer
  • Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 11 The Citric Acid Cycle and Oxidative Phosphorylation
  • The Citric Acid Cycle
  • The Electron Transport Chain and Protein Complexes
  • ATP Synthesis
  • Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 12 Control of Chemical Processes—Signal Biomolecules
  • Hormones
  • Areas of Hormone Production
  • Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 13 Specialty Functions
  • Hemoglobin
  • The Molecular Structure of Oxygen Transport Molecules
  • Release of Oxygen
  • Factors That Modulate Oxygen Transport and Release
  • Other Functions of Hemoglobin
  • Chemicals That Impede Hemoglobin Functions—Poisons
  • Disease Conditions Resulting from Abnormal Hemoglobin
  • Summary
  • Photosynthesis
  • The Overall Scheme by Which Energy Is Captured and Carbon Is Reduced
  • The Molecular Structure of Chlorophyll
  • The Details of Energy Capture and Production of ATP
  • The Details of Carbon Reduction
  • Photorespiration—A Metabolic Process That Does More Harm Than Good
  • Summary
  • Quiz
  • Chapter 14 Bioinformation, Analytical Techniques, and Bioinformatics
  • Introduction
  • Production of Proteins
  • Methods Used to Study Protein Structure and Function
  • Determining Base Code Sequences on DNA
  • Analytical Techniques in Deriving Relationships Between Genomes
  • Summary
  • Quiz
  • Final Exam
  • Answers to Quiz and Exam Questions
  • Appendix: Common Structures
  • Index