Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry (28th edition)

Murray - Harpers biochemistry
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Authors/editors: Robert K Murray, David A Bender, Kathleen M Botharm, Peter J Kennelly, Victor Rodwell and P Anthony Weil
ISBN: 978-0-07-162591-3
Page count: 693
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Publication year: 2006

Comprehensive, concise and up-to-date, Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry is unmatched in its ability to clarify the link between biochemistry and the molecular basis of health and disease.

The 28th edition has undergone sweeping changes - including a conversion to full-color artwork and every chapter being substantially revised and updated - all to reflect the latest advances in knowledge and technology and to make the text as up-to-date and clinically relevant as possible.

 

 

Table of contents:
  1. Biochemistry and Medicine
  2. Water & pH
  3. Amino Acids & Peptides
  4. Proteins: Determination of Primary Structure
  5. Proteins: Higher Orders of Structure
  6. Proteins: Myoglobin & Hemoglobin
  7. Enzymes: Mechanisms of Action
  8. Enzymes: Kinetics
  9. Enzymes: Regulation of Activities
  10. Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
  11. Bioenergetics: The Role of ATP
  12. Biologic Oxidation
  13. The Respiratory Chain & Oxidative Phosphorylation
  14. Carbohydrates of Physiologic Significance
  15. Lipids of Physiologic Significance

  16. Overview of Metabolism & the Provision of Metabolic Fuels

  17. The Citric acid Cycle: The Catabolism of Acetyl-CoA

  18. Glycolysis and Oxidation of Pyruvate
  19. Metabolism of Glycogen
  20. Gluconeogenesis and Control of the Blood Glucose
  21. The Pentose Phosphate Pathway & other Pathways of Hexose Metabolism
  22. Oxidation of Fatty Acids: Ketogenesis
  23. Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids & Eicosanoids
  24. Metabolism of Acyglycerols and Sphingolipids
  25. Lipid Transport And Storage
  26. Cholesterol Synthesis, Transport & Excretion
  27. Biosynthesis of Nutritionally Nonessential Amino Acids
  28. Catabolism of Proteins & of Amino Acid Nitrogen
  29. Catabolism of the Carbon Skeletons of Amino Acids
  30. Conversion of Amino Acids to Specialized Products
  31. Porphyrins & Bile Pigments
  32. Nucleotides
  33. Metabolism of Purine & Pyrimidine Nucleotides
  34. Nucleic Acid Structure and Function
  35. DNA Organization, Replication and Repair
  36. RNA Synthesis, Processing and Modification
  37. Protein Synthesis and Genetic Code
  38. Regulation of Gene Expression
  39. Molecular Genetics, Recombinant DNA and Genomic Technology
  40. Membranes: Structure and Function
  41. The Diversity of the Endocrine System
  42. Hormone Action & Signal Transduction
  43. Nutrition, Digestion & Absorption
  44. Micronutrients: Vitamins and Minerals
  45. Free Radicals & Antioxidant Nutrients
  46. Intracellular Traffic & Sorting of Proteins
  47. Glycoproteins
  48. The Extracellular Matrix
  49. Muscle and the Cytoskeleton
  50. Plasma Proteins & Immunoglobulins
  51. Homeostasis & Thrombosis
  52. Red & White Blood Cells
  53. Metabolism of Xenobiotics
  54. Biochemical Case Histories

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