| Description |
692 pages |
| Contents |
Biochemistry & medicine -- Water & pH -- Amino acids & peptides -- Proteins: determination of primary structure -- Proteins: higher orders of structure -- Proteins: myoglobin & hemoglobin -- Enzymes: mechanism of action -- Enzymes: kinetics -- Enzymes: regulation of activities -- Bioinformatics & computational biology -- Bioenergetics: the role of ATP -- Biologic oxidation -- The Respiratory chain & oxidative phosphorylation -- Carbohydrates of physiologic significance -- Lipids of physiologic significance -- Overview of metabolism & the provision of metabolic fuels -- The Citric acid cycle: the catabolism of acetyl-CoA -- Glycolysis & the oxidation pyruvate -- Metabolism of glycogen -- Gluconeogenesis & the control of blood glucose -- The Pentose phosphate pathway & other pathways of hexose metabolism -- Oxidation of fatty acids: ketogenesis -- Biosynthesis of fatty acids & eicosanoids -- Metabolism of acylglycerols & sphingolipids -- Lipid transport & storage -- Cholesterol synthesis, transport, & excretion -- Biosynthesis of the nutritionally nonessential amino acids -- Catabolism of proteins & of amino acid nitrogen -- Catobolism of the carbon skeletons of amino acids -- Conversion of amino acids to specialized products -- Prophyrins & bile pigments -- |
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Nucelotides -- Metabolism of purine & pyrimidine nucleotides -- Nucleic acid structure & function -- DNA organization, replication, & repair -- RNA synthesis, processing, & modification -- Protein synthesis & the genetic code -- Regulation of gene expression -- Molecular genetics, recombinant DNA & genomic technology -- Membranes: structure & function -- The Diversity of the endocrine system -- Hormone action & signal transduction -- Nutrition, digestion, & absorption -- Micronutrients: vitamins & minerals -- Intracellular traffic & sorting of proteins -- Glycoproteins -- The Extracellular matrix -- Muscle & the cytoskeleton -- Plasma proteins & immunoglobulins -- Hemostasis & thrombosis -- Red & white blood cells -- Metabolism of xenobiotics |
| Notes |
Previously published as Harper's biochemistry |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, made available by McGraw-Hill's Access Medicine (Lange educational library) |
| Subject |
Biochemistry.
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Molecular Biology.
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| Author |
Murray, Robert K. (Robert Kincaid), 1932-
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McGraw-Hill Publishing Company.
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| ISBN |
0071461973 |
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