Synopses & Reviews
This textbook is intended for a diverse audience that ranges from chemistry majors to students in any of the life sciences. The logical organization (discussion of molecular structure immediately followed by the role it plays in metabolism) leads students through the complex world of biochemistry while an impressive art program helps to guide them through up-to-date concepts. Of special interest are the new Biochemical Methods boxes in the text, PowerPoint slides for instructors, and animated and annotated Chime structures of biomolecules in the OLC.
About the Author
Trudy McKee is an Assistant Professor in the college of Allied Health Sciences at Thomas Jefferson University in Pennsylvania, where she regularly teaches biochemistry. She has her Ph.D. in biochemistry from Bryn Mawr College.James McKee is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. He regularly teaches organic chemistry. He has a Ph.D in organic chemistry from University of Maryland.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction to the Study of Biochemistry1 Biochemistry: An Introduction2 Living Cells3 Water: The Medium of Life4 Peptides and Proteins2 The Best Parts of Biochemistry6 Enzymes7 Carbohydrates8 Carbohydrate Metabolism9 Aerobic Metabolism10 Lipids and Membranes11 Lipid Metabolism3 The Grand Finale12 Photosynthesis13 Nitrogen Metabolism I: Synthesis14 Nitrogen Metabolism II: Degradation15 Integration of Metabolism16 Nucleic Acids17 Nucleic Acid Metabolism18 Protein Synthesis19 Biotransformation Appendix A: Solutions to Odd-Numbered Problems