512 Pages 346 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

512 Pages 346 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

512 Pages 346 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

Biochemistry Second Edition , is a single-semester text designed for undergraduate non-biochemistry majors. Accessible, engaging, and informative, it is the perfect introduction to the subject for students who may approach chemistry with apprehension. Its unique emphasis on metabolism and its kinetic underpinnings gives the text up-to-the-minute relevance for students investigating current... Read more

Chapter 1 Foundations

Chapter 2 Water

Chapter 3 Lipids

Chapter 4 Carbohydrates

Chapter 5 Amino Acids and Proteins

Chapter 6 Enzymes

Chapter 7 Coenzymes

Chapter 8 Metabolism and Energy

Chapter 9 Glycolysis

Chapter 10 The Krebs Cycle

Chapter 11 Oxidative Phosphorylation

Chapter 12 Photosynthesis

Chapter 13 Carbohydrate Pathways Related to Glycolysis

Chapter 14 Lipid Metabolism

Chapter 15 Nitrogen Metabolism

Chapter 16 Nucleic Acids

Chapter 17 Protein Synthesis and Degradation

Biography

Raymond S. Ochs is a biochemist with a career-long specialty in metabolism spanning 30 years. Previously, he has written the textbook Biochemistry, contributed the metabolism chapters to another text, Principles of Biochemistry, and co-edited a collection of articles published as Metabolic Regulation. His research interests concern major pathways of liver and muscle, including glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, ureogenesis, fatty acid metabolism, glycogen metabolism, and control by cAMP, Ca2+, diacylglycerol, and AMPK. He is currently professor of pharmacy at St. John’s University in New York, teaching biochemistry, physiology, and medicinal chemistry.