Synopses & Reviews
Lippincottandrsquo;s Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry is the long-established first-and best resource for the essentials of biochemistry. Students rely on this text to help them quickly
review, assimilate, and integrate large amounts of critical and complex information. For more than two decades, faculty and students have praised
LIR Biochemistryandrsquo;s matchless
illustrations that make concepts come to life.NEW!
- extensive revisions and updated content
- and#160;integrative and chapter-based cases
- new and updated figures
- new questionsand#160;
- bonus online chapter on Blood Clotting
Plus all the hallmark features you count on from Lippincottandrsquo;s Illustrated Reviews:
- Outline format andndash; perfect for both concise review and foundational learning
- Annotated, full-color illustrations andndash; visually explain complex biochemical processes
- Chapter overviews and summaries andndash; reinforce your study time
- Clinical boxes andndash; take students quickly from the classroom to the patient, associating key concepts with real-world scenarios
- More than 200 review questions in the book
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Synopsis
and#160;Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry is the long-established, first-and-best resource for the essentials of biochemistry. Students rely on this text to help them quickly review, assimilate, and integrate large amounts of complex information. For more than two decades, faculty and students have praised LIR Biochemistry's matchless illustrations that make critical concepts come to life.
Synopsis
Thoroughly updated for its Fifth Edition, Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry enables students to quickly review and assimilate large amounts of complex information through powerful visual resources essential to mastery of difficult biochemical concepts. Its signature outline format, full-color illustrations, end-of-chapter summaries, and USMLE-style review questions make it one of the most user-friendly books in the field. New features include expanded coverage of molecular biology.
A companion website offers fully searchable online text and additional USMLE-style questions for students and an image bank for faculty.
Table of Contents
Unit I: PROTEIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
- Chapter 1: Amino Acids
- Chapter 2: Structure of Proteins
- Chapter 3: Globular Proteins
- Chapter 4: Fibrous Proteins
- Chapter 5: Enzymes
Unit II : INTERMEDIARY METABOLISM
- Chapter 6 : Bioenergetics and Oxidative Phosphorylation
- Chapter 7: Introduction to Carbohydrates
- Chapter 8: Glycolysis
- Chapter 9: Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
- Chapter 10: Gluconeogenesis
- Chapter 11: Glycogen Metabolism
- Chapter 12: Metabolism of Monosaccharides and Disaccharides
- Chapter 13: Pentose Phosphate Pathway and NADPH
- Chapter 14: Glycosaminoglycans and Glycoproteins
Unit III: LIPID METABOLISM
- Chapter 15: Metabolism of Dietary Lipids
- Chapter 16: Fatty Acid and Triacylglycerol Metabolism
- Chapter 17: Complex Lipid Metabolism
- Chapter 18: Cholesterol and Steroid Metabolism
Unit IV: NITROGEN METABOLISM
- Chapter 19: Amino Acids: Disposal of Nitrogen
- Chapter 20: Amino Acid Degradation and Synthesis
- Chapter 21: Conversion of Amino Acids to Specialized Products
- Chapter 22: Nucleotide Metabolism
Unit V: INTEGRATION OF METABOLISM
- Chapter 23: Metabolic Effects of Insulin and Glucagon
- Chapter 24: The Feed/Fast Cycle
- Chapter 25: Diabetes Mellitus
- Chapter 26: Obesity
- Chapter 27: Nutrition
- Chapter 28 : Vitamins
Unit VI : STORAGE AND EXPRESSION OF GENETIC INFORMATION
- Chapter 29: DNA Structure, Replication, and Repair
- Chapter 30: RNA Structure, Synthesis, and Processing
- Chapter 31: Protein Synthesis
- Chapter 32: Regulation of Gene Expression
- Chapter 33: Biotechnology and Human Disease
Index