A Textbook of Biochemistry

The first edition of A Textbook of Biochemistry was published in 1974. That it is now running into the tenth expanded edition, besides several reprints, is testimony of its acceptability among the students and teachers of Biochemistry. The subject of Biochemistry has made tremendous advances the world over, backed by intensive research and -application. The present edition attempts to incorporate some of the relevant aspects of the newer knowledge gained till date. At the same time, the basic objective of the book remains unchanged-a clear and comprehensive, yet simple and easily understandable presentation of the current principles of biochemical knowledge. Every chapter has been thoroughly revised and updated, shedding obsolete matter and rearranging some of the chapters to bring about coherence. The author has been able to do this by drawing richly on his experience as a teacher in Biochemistry and also as a critical researcher. It is earnestly hoped that the book will meet the requirements of medical students, both at undergraduate and I postgraduate levels, and also those of the students of veterinary medicine, agricultural sciences, home science, and others who are required to take a basic course in Biochemistry.