Main description:

Thoroughly updated for its Fifth Edition, Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry enables students to quickly review and assimilate large amounts of complex information by utilizing powerful visual resources that deliver the focus and clarification needed to master 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 case studies for each chapter and 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.

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