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.
Key Features
- NEW! Expanded coverage of molecular biology, the most rapidly changing field in biochemistry.
- NEW! Significant new data added to illustrations.
- Boxed, high-yield facts emphasize key take-away points.
- End-of-chapter summaries.
- Outline format.
- Outstanding pacing of content with related illustrations, maximizing the visual learning experience and reinforcing retention.
- Unique combination of text and review content makes this title ideal as either a primary or review text for students studying biochemistry.
- USMLE review questions in every chapter.
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
About the Authors
- Richard A Harvey PhD, Department of Biochemistry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ.
- Denise R Ferrier PhD, Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
Product Details
- Paperback: 544 pages
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fifth edition (2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 160831412X
- ISBN-13: 978-1608314126
- Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.9 inches
List Price: $66.95