Biochemistry / Frank Bradley Armstrong, Thomas Peter Bennett.
By: Armstrong, Frank Bradley [author.].
Contributor(s): Bennett, Thomas Peter [author.].
Material type: BookPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, [1979]Copyright date: ©1979Description: x, 491 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0195024060 (hardback).Subject(s): BiochemistryDDC classification: 572Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
A historical perspective -- Chemical elements and biogeochemical cycles -- Water as the solvent of life -- Some basics of the chemistry of life -- Cells: the biological units of molecular organization -- Proteins I: amino acid components and structural features -- Proteins II: the determination of amino acid sequences -- Proteins III: structure and function -- Proteins IV: enzymes -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids and membranes -- Nucleic acids -- B-Vitamins as coenzymes -- Energy and life -- Anaerobic synthesis of ATP: glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway -- Aerobic synthesis of ATP I: the tricarboxylic acid cycle -- Aerobic synthesis of ATP II: electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation -- Photosynthesis: sine qua non of life -- Nitrogenous biomolecules: biosynthesis and catabolism -- The basics of human nutrition -- Hormones: intercellular chemical messengers -- Molecular insights into DNA -- Genetic information: transcription and its control -- The translation of genetic information.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 An Historical Overview
- 2 Water as the Solvent of Life
- 3 Some Basic Aspects of Life
- 4 Cells: Biological Units of Molecular Organization
- 5 Proteins I: Amino Acid Components and Structural Features
- 6 Proteins II: Determination of Amino Acid Sequences
- 7 Proteins III: Structure and Function
- 8 Proteins IV: Enzymes
- 9 B-Vitamins as Coenzymes
- 10 Carbohydrates
- 11 Lipids and Membranes
- 12 Nucleic Acids
- 13 Energy and Life
- 14 Anaerobic Synthesis of ATP (Glycolysis) and Pentose Phosphate Pathway
- 15 Aerobic Synthesis of ATP I: Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
- 16 Aerobic Synthesis of ATP II: Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation
- 17 Photosynthesis: Sine Qua Non of Life
- 18 Lipid Biosynthesis
- 19 Nitrogen Metabolism
- 20 Molecular Insights into DNA
- 21 Genetic Information: Transcription and its Control
- 22 Translation of Genetic Information
- 23 Recombinant and Molecular DNA Research
- 24 The Immune System: Our Effective Self Defense
- 25 Hormones and Second Messengers
- 26 Basic Aspects of Human Nutrition