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The "Gold Standard" in Biochemistry text books. Biochemistry 4e, is a modern classic that has been thoroughly revised. It incorporates both classical and current research to illustrate the historical source of much of our biochemical knowledge. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Biochemistry, 4e (WSE) by D. Voet The "Gold Standard" in Biochemistry text books. Biochemistry 4e, is a modern classic that has been thoroughly revised. Don and Judy Voet explain biochemical concepts while offering a unified presentation of life and its variation through evolution. It incorporates both classical and current research to illustrate the historical source of much of our biochemical knowledge. FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description The "Gold Standard" in Biochemistry text books. Biochemistry 4e, is a modern classic that has been thoroughly revised. Don and Judy Voet explain biochemical concepts while offering a unified presentation of life and its variation through evolution. It incorporates both classical and current research to illustrate the historical source of much of our biochemical knowledge. Back Cover About the Cover: The cover shows two paintings of horse heart cytochrome c . The upper painting, which was drawn by Irving Geis in collaboration with Richard Dickerson, was designed to show the influence of amino acid side chains on the protein's three-dimensional folding pattern. The lower painting, also drawn by Geis, shows cytochrome c illuminated by its single iron atom in which its hydrophobic side chains are drawn in green. These paintings were made in the 1970s, when only a handful of protein structures were known (approximately 70,000 are now known) and the personal computers that we presently use to visualize them were many years in the future. It reminds us that biochemistry is a process driven by the creativity of the human mind. Our visualization tools have developed from pen, ink, and colored pencils to sophisticated computers and software. Without creativity, however, these tools have little use. Flap About the Cover: The cover shows two paintings of horse heart cytochrome c . The upper painting, which was drawn by Irving Geis in collaboration with Richard Dickerson, was designed to show the influence of amino acid side chains on the protein's three-dimensional folding pattern. The lower painting, also drawn by Geis, shows cytochrome c illuminated by its single iron atom in which its hydrophobic side chains are drawn in green. These paintings were made in the 1970s, when only a handful of protein structures were known (approximately 70,000 are now known) and the personal computers that we presently use to visualize them were many years in the future. It reminds us that biochemistry is a process driven by the creativity of the human mind. Our visualization tools have developed from pen, ink, and colored pencils to sophisticated computers and software. Without creativity, however, these tools have little use. Author Biography Donald Voet received a Ph.D. in chemistry from HarvardUniversity and did postdoctoral research in the Biology Departmentat MIT. Don took up a faculty position in the department ofchemistry at the University of Pennsylvania, upon completing hispostdoctoral work. He has been a visiting scholar at OxfordUniversity, the University of California San Diego, and theWeismann Institute of Science in Israel.Judith Voet received her Ph.D. from Brandeis Universityand did postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania,Haverford College and the Fox  Chase Cancer Center. She taughtat the University of Delaware before moving to Swarthmore College.Together with Don Voet, she is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journalBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. Table of Contents Guide to Media Resources xvi Part I Introduction and Background 1 Chapter 1 Life 3 1. Prokaryotes 3 2. Eukaryotes 6 3. Biochemistry: A Prologue 14 4. Genetics: A Review 19 5. The Origin of Life 28 6. The Biochemical Literature 34 Chapter 2 Aqueous Solutions 40 1. Properties of Water 40 2. Acids, Bases, and Buffers 45 Chapter 3 Thermodynamic Principles: A Review 52 1. First Law of Thermodynamics: Energy Is Conserved 52 2. Second Law of Thermodynamics: The Universe Tends Toward Maximum Disorder 54 3. Free Energy: The Indicator of Spontaneity 57 4. Chemical Equilibria 58 Appendix: Concentration Dependence of Free Energy 61 Part II Biomolecules 65 Chapter 4 Amino Acids 67 1. The Amino Acids of Proteins 67 2. Optical Activity 73 3. "Nonstandard" Amino Acids 78 Chapter 5 Nucleic Acids, Gene Expression, and Recombinant DNA Technology 82 1. Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids 82 2. DNA Is the Carrier of Genetic Information 85 3. Double Helical DNA 88 4. Gene Expression and Replication: An Overview 95 5. Molecular Cloning 104 Chapter 6 Techniques of Protein and Nucleic Acid Purifications 129 1. Protein Isolation 129 2. Solubilities of Proteins 133 3. Chromatographic Separations 135 4. Electrophoresis 146 5. Ultracentrifugation 152 6. Nucleic Acid Fractionation 156 Chapter 7 Covalent Structures of Proteins and Nucleic Acids 163 1. Primary Structure Determination of Proteins 164 2. Nucleic Acid Sequencing 176 3. Chemical Evolution 185 4. Bioinformatics: An Introduction 194 5. Chemical Synthesis of Polypeptides 205 6. Chemical Synthesis of Oligonucleotides 209 Chapter 8 Three-Dimensional Structures of Proteins 221 1. Secondary Structure 221 2. Fibrous Proteins 232 3. Globular Proteins 241 4. Protein Stability 259 5. Quaternary Structure 266 Appendix: Viewing Stereo Pictures 271 Chapter 9 Protein Folding, Dynamics, and Structural Evolution 278 1. Protein Folding: Theory and Experiment 278 2. Folding Accessory Proteins 290 3. Protein Structure Prediction and Design 302 4. Protein Dynamics 306 5. Conformational Diseases: Amyloids and Prions 309 6. Structural Evolution 316 Chapter 10 Hemoglobin: Protein Function in Microcosm 323 1. Hemoglobin and Myoglobin Function 323 2. Structure and Mechanism 331 3. Abnormal Hemoglobins 341 4. Allosteric Regulation 347 APPENDIX: Derivation of Symmetry Model Equations 354 Chapter 11 Sugars and Polysaccharides 359 1. Monosaccharides 359 2. Polysaccharides 365 3. Glycoproteins 373 Chapter 12 Lipids and Membranes 386 1. Lipid Classification 386 2. Properties of Lipid Aggregates 393 3. Biological Membranes 399 4. Membrane Assembly and Protein Targeting 418 5. Lipoproteins 449 Part III Mechanisms of Enzyme Action 467 Chapter 13 Introduction to Enzymes 469 1. Historical Perspective 469 2. Substrate Specificity 470 3. Coenzymes 473 4. Regulation of Enzymatic Activity 474 5. A Primer of Enzyme Nomenclature 479 Chapter 14 Rates of Enzymatic Reactions 482 1. Chemical Kinetics 482 2. Enzyme Kinetics 487 3. Inhibition 492 4. Effects of pH 496 5. Bisubstrate Reactions 497 Appendix: Derivations of Michaelis–Menten Equation Variants 501 Chapter 15 Enzymatic Catalysis 506 1. Catalytic Mechanisms 506 2. Lysozyme 517 3. Serine Proteases 525 4. Drug Design 539 Part IV Metabolism 557 Chapter 16 Introduction to Metabolism 559 1. Metabolic Pathways 559 2. Organic Reaction Mechanisms 562 3. Experimental Approaches to the Study of Metabolism 569 4. Thermodynamics of Phosphate Compounds 578 5. Oxidation–Reduction Reactions 583 6. Thermodynamics of Life 586 Chapter 17 Glycolysis 593 1. The Glycolytic Pathway 593 2. The Reactions of Glycolysis 595 3. Fermentation: The Anaerobic Fate of Pyruvate 614 4. Metabolic Regulation and Control 619 5. Metabolism of Hexoses Other than Glucose 630 Chapter 18 Glycogen Metabolism 638 1. Glycogen Breakdown 638 2. Glycogen Synthesis 644 3. Control of Glycogen Metabolism 647 4. Glycogen Storage Diseases 666 Chapter 19 Signal Transduction 671 1. Hormones 671 2. Heterotrimeric G Proteins 688 3. Tyrosine Kinase–Based Signaling 699 4. The Phosphoinositide Cascade 725 Chapter 20 Transport through Membranes 744 1. Thermodynamics of Transport 744 2. Kinetics and Mechanisms of Transport 745 3. ATP-Driven Active Transport 758 4. Ion Gradient–Driven Active Transport 768 5. Neurotransmission 771 Chapter 21 Citric Acid Cycle 789 1. Cycle Overview 789 2. Metabolic Sources of Acetyl-Coenzyme A 792 3. Enzymes of the Citric Acid Cycle 806 4. Regulation of the Citric Acid Cycle 815 5. The Amphibolic Nature of the Citric Acid Cycle 817 Chapter 22 Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation 823 1. The Mitochondrion 823 2. Electron Transport 828 3. Oxidative Phosphorylation 845 4. Control of ATP Production 862 Chapter 23 Other Pathways of Carbohydrate Metabolism 871 1. Gluconeogenesis 871 2. The Glyoxylate Cycle 880 3. Biosynthesis of Oligosaccharides and Glycoproteins 880 4. The Pentose Phosphate Pathway 892 Chapter 24 Photosynthesis 901 1. Chloroplasts 901 2. Light Reactions 903 3. Dark Reactions 926 Chapter 25 Lipid Metabolism 940 1. Lipid Digestion, Absorption, and Transport 940 2. Fatty Acid Oxidation 945 3. Ketone Bodies 959 4. Fatty Acid Biosynthesis 961 5. Regulation of Fatty Acid Metabolism 973 6. Cholesterol Metabolism 975 7. Eicosanoid Metabolism: Prostaglandins, Prostacyclins, Thromboxanes, Leukotrienes, and Lipoxins 993 8. Phospholipid and Glycolipid Metabolism 1004 Chapter 26 Amino Acid Metabolism 1019 1. Amino Acid Deamination 1019 2. The Urea Cycle 1025 3. Metabolic Breakdown of Individual Amino Acids 1029 4. Amino Acids as Biosynthetic Precursors 1047 5. Amino Acid Biosynthesis 1064 6. Nitrogen Fixation 1078 Chapter 27 Energy Metabolism: Integration and Organ Specialization 1088 1. Major Pathways and Strategies of Energy Metabolism: A Summary 1088 2. Organ Specialization 1090 3. Metabolic Homeostasis: Regulation of Appetite, Energy Expenditure, and Body Weight 1095 4. Metabolic Adaptation 1101 Chapter 28 Nucleotide Metabolism 1107 1. Synthesis of Purine Ribonucleotides 1107 2. Synthesis of Pyrimidine Ribonucleotides 1114 3. Formation of Deoxyribonucleotides 1119 4. Nucleotide Degrad, John Wiley & Sons INC International Concepts<

ISBN: 9780470570951

The ""Gold Standard"" in Biochemistry text books, Biochemistry 4e, is a modern classic that has been thoroughly revised. Don and Judy Voet explain biochemical concepts while offering a un… Mehr…

The ""Gold Standard"" in Biochemistry text books, Biochemistry 4e, is a modern classic that has been thoroughly revised. Don and Judy Voet explain biochemical concepts while offering a unified presentation of life and its variation through evolution. Incorporates both classical and current research to illustrate the historical source of much of our biochemical knowledge. | Biochemistry by Donald Voet Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > Science & Nature > Science > Life Sciences P10117, Donald Voet<

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