Biochemistry
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Biochemistry

The Chemical Reactions Of Living Cells

  1. 1,164 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Biochemistry

The Chemical Reactions Of Living Cells

About this book

Biochemistry: The Chemical Reactions of Living Cells is a 16-chapter reference source on chemical structures and reactions of living cells. The first three chapters of this book contain introductory material on cell structure, molecular architecture, and energetic. The subsequent chapters examine the allosteric effect of the binding structures of oligomeric enzymes, microtubules, viruses, and muscle. These chapters also describe the structures and chemical properties of membranes and of the surrounding cell coats. The discussions then shift to the general properties of enzymes, the kinetics of chemical reactions, and the various mechanisms employed in enzymatic catalysis. Considerable chapters are devoted to the reaction sequences found in metabolism. These chapters particularly examine the carbohydrate and lipid metabolism; photosynthesis; and biosynthesis and catabolism of an enormous number of nitrogenous compounds. The final chapters highlight the genetic and hormonal control of metabolism, development, and brain function. Biochemistry teachers and students will find this book of great value.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Biochemistry: The Chemical Reactions of Living Cells
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Chapter 1. The Scene of Action
  8. Chapter 2. The Molecules from Which We are Made
  9. Chapter 3. Energetics of Biochemical Reactions
  10. Chapter 4. How Molecules Stick Together
  11. Chapter 5. Membranes and Cell Coats
  12. Chapter 6. Enzymes: The Protein Catalysts of Cells
  13. Chapter 7. The Kinds of Reactions Catalyzed by Enzymes
  14. Chapter 8. Coenzymes—Nature's Special Reagents
  15. Chapter 9. Organization of Metabolism: Catabolic Pathways
  16. Chapter 10. How Oxygen Meets the Electrons with Generation of ATP,and Other Stories
  17. Chapter 11. Biosynthesis: How New Molecules are Put Together
  18. Chapter 12. Some Specific Pathways of Metabolism of Carbohydrates and Lipids
  19. Chapter 13. Light in Biology
  20. Chapter 14. The Metabolism of Nitrogen-Containing Compounds
  21. Chapter 15. Biochemical Genetics and the Synthesis of Nucleic Acids and Proteins
  22. Chapter 16. Growth, Differentiation, and Chemical Communication between Cells
  23. APPENDIX: The Construction of Molecular Models
  24. Subject Index