Biochemistry, International Adaptation
4th Edition
Published on 20. May 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
1488 pages
978-1-119-77064-0 (ISBN)
Description
The "Gold Standard" in Biochemistry text books. Biochemistry 4e, is a modern classic that has been thoroughly revised. Don and Judy Voet explain biochemical concepts while offering a unified presentation of life and its variation through evolution. It incorporates both classical and current research to illustrate the historical source of much of our biochemical knowledge.
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Persons
Donald Voet received a Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard University and did postdoctoral research in the Biology Department at MIT. Don took up a faculty position in the department of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania, upon completing his postdoctoral work. He has been a visiting scholar at Oxford University, the University of California San Diego, and the Weismann Institute of Science in Israel.
Judith Voet received her Ph.D. from Brandeis University and did postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania, Haverford College and the Fox Chase Cancer Center. She taught at the University of Delaware before moving to Swarthmore College. Together with Don Voet, she is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education.
Judith Voet received her Ph.D. from Brandeis University and did postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania, Haverford College and the Fox Chase Cancer Center. She taught at the University of Delaware before moving to Swarthmore College. Together with Don Voet, she is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education.
Content
Guide to Media Resources xvi
Part I Introduction and Background 1
1 Life 3
2 Aqueous Solutions 40
3 Thermodynamic Principles: A Review 52
Part II Biomolecules 65
4 Amino Acids 67
5 Nucleic Acids, Gene Expression, and Recombinant DNA Technology 82
6 Techniques of Protein and Nucleic Acid Purifications 129
7 Covalent Structures of Proteins and Nucleic Acids 163
8 Three-Dimensional Structures of Proteins 221
9 Protein Folding, Dynamics, and Structural Evolution 278
10 Hemoglobin: Protein Function in Microcosm 323
11 Sugars and Polysaccharides 359
12 Lipids and Membranes 386
Part III Mechanisms of Enzyme Action 467
13 Introduction to Enzymes 469
14 Rates of Enzymatic Reactions 482
15 Enzymatic Catalysis 506
Part IV Metabolism 557
16 Introduction to Metabolism 559
17 Glycolysis 593
18 Glycogen Metabolism 638
19 Signal Transduction 671
20 Transport through Membranes 744
21 Citric Acid Cycle 789
22 Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation 823
23 Other Pathways of Carbohydrate Metabolism 871
24 Photosynthesis 901
25 Lipid Metabolism 940
26 Amino Acid Metabolism 1019
27 Energy Metabolism: Integration and Organ Specialization 1088
28 Nucleotide Metabolism 1107
Part V Expression and Transmission of Genetic Information 1143
29 Nucleic Acid Structures 1145
30 DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination 1173
31 Transcription 1260
32 Translation 1338
33 Viruses: Paradigms for Cellular Function W-1
34 Eukaryotic Gene Expression W-53
35 Molecular Physiology W-165
(Chapters 33-35 are available on our website, www.wiley.com/college/voet)
Part I Introduction and Background 1
1 Life 3
2 Aqueous Solutions 40
3 Thermodynamic Principles: A Review 52
Part II Biomolecules 65
4 Amino Acids 67
5 Nucleic Acids, Gene Expression, and Recombinant DNA Technology 82
6 Techniques of Protein and Nucleic Acid Purifications 129
7 Covalent Structures of Proteins and Nucleic Acids 163
8 Three-Dimensional Structures of Proteins 221
9 Protein Folding, Dynamics, and Structural Evolution 278
10 Hemoglobin: Protein Function in Microcosm 323
11 Sugars and Polysaccharides 359
12 Lipids and Membranes 386
Part III Mechanisms of Enzyme Action 467
13 Introduction to Enzymes 469
14 Rates of Enzymatic Reactions 482
15 Enzymatic Catalysis 506
Part IV Metabolism 557
16 Introduction to Metabolism 559
17 Glycolysis 593
18 Glycogen Metabolism 638
19 Signal Transduction 671
20 Transport through Membranes 744
21 Citric Acid Cycle 789
22 Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation 823
23 Other Pathways of Carbohydrate Metabolism 871
24 Photosynthesis 901
25 Lipid Metabolism 940
26 Amino Acid Metabolism 1019
27 Energy Metabolism: Integration and Organ Specialization 1088
28 Nucleotide Metabolism 1107
Part V Expression and Transmission of Genetic Information 1143
29 Nucleic Acid Structures 1145
30 DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination 1173
31 Transcription 1260
32 Translation 1338
33 Viruses: Paradigms for Cellular Function W-1
34 Eukaryotic Gene Expression W-53
35 Molecular Physiology W-165
(Chapters 33-35 are available on our website, www.wiley.com/college/voet)