Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Biochemistry

Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry is the long-established first-and best resource for the essentials of biochemistry. Students rely on this text to help them quickly review, assimilate and integrate large amounts of critical and complex information. For more than two decades, faculty and students have praised LIR Biochemistry's matchless illustrations that make concepts come to life.

Key Features:

• New Cases- integrative as well as chapter-based
• New - Additional figures
• New - Additional material on minerals
• Outline format for concise review
• Annotated, full-color illustrations to visually explain complex biochemical processes
• Chapter overviews and summaries
• Clinical boxes with real-world scenarios

New to this edition:

• extensive revisions and updated content
• integrative and chapter-based cases
• new and updated figures
• new questions
• bonus online chapter on Blood Clotting

Plus all the hallmark features you count on from Lippincott&,rsquos Illustrated Reviews:

• Outline format &,ndash perfect for both concise review and foundational learning
• Annotated, full-color illustrations &,ndash visually explain complex biochemical processes
• Chapter overviews and summaries &,ndash reinforce your study time
• Clinical boxes &,ndash take students quickly from the classroom to the patient, associating key concepts with real-world scenarios
• More than 200 review questions in the book
• FREE with purchase! A comprehensive online exam featuring 500+ practice questions, plus fully searchable eBook

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Table of Contents:

UNIT I: Protein Structure and Function

1. Amino Acids
2. Structure of Proteins
3. Globular Proteins
4. Fibrous Proteins
5. Enzymes

UNIT II: Bioenergetics and Carbohydrate Metabolism

1. Bioenergetics and Oxidative Phosphorylation
2. Introduction to Carbohydrates
3. Introduction to Metabolism and Glycolysis
4. Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle and Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex
5. Gluconeogenesis
6. Glycogen Metabolism
7. Metabolism of Monosaccharides and Disaccharides
8. Pentose Phosphate Pathway and Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate
9. Glycosaminoglycans, Proteoglycans and Glycoproteins

UNIT III: Lipid Metabolism

1. Dietary Lipids Metabolism
2. Fatty Acid, Ketone Body and Triacylglycerol Metabolism
3. Phospholipid, Glycosphingolipid and Eicosanoid Metabolism
4. Cholesterol, Lipoprotein and Steroid Metabolism

UNIT IV: Nitrogen Metabolism

1. Amino Acids: Disposal of Nitrogen
2. Amino Acid Degradation and Synthesis
3. Conversion of Amino Acids to Specialized Products
4. Nucleotide Metabolism

UNIT V: Integration of Metabolism

1. Metabolic Effects of Insulin and Glucagon
2. The Feed&,ndashFast Cycle
3. Diabetes Mellitus
4. Obesity
5. Nutrition
6. Vitamins

UNIT VI: Storage and Expression of Genetic Information

1. DNA Structure, Replication and Repair
2. RNA Structure, Synthesis and Processing
3. Protein Synthesis
4. Regulation of Gene Expression
5. Biotechnology and Human Disease

Appendix: Clinical Cases