Harper's illustrated biochemistry / Robert K. Murray [and others].

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Murray, Robert K. (Robert Kincaid), 1932-
Language:English
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill Medical, [2012], ©2012.
Edition:Twenty-ninth edition.
Subjects:
Biochemistry.
Clinical biochemistry.
Metabolism.
Molecular Biology.
Physical Description:xii, 818 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Variant Title:
Harper's biochemistry.
Illustrated biochemistry.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Biochemistry & medicine
  • Water & pH
  • Amino acids & peptides
  • Proteins : determination of primary structure
  • Proteins : higher orders of structure
  • Proteins : myoglobin & hemoglobin
  • Enzymes : mechanism of action
  • Enzymes : kinetics
  • Enzymes : regulation of activities
  • Bioinformatics & computational biology
  • Bioenergetics : the role of ATP
  • Biologic oxidation
  • The respiratory chain & oxidative phosphorylation
  • Carbohydrates of physiologic significance
  • Lipids of physiologic significance
  • Overview of metabolism & the provision of metabolic fuels
  • The citric acid cycle : the catabolism of acetyl-CoA
  • Glycolysis & the oxidation of pyruvate
  • Metabolism of glycogen
  • Gluconeogenesis & the control of blood glucose
  • The pentose phosphate pathway & other pathways of hexose metabolism
  • Oxidation of fatty acids : ketogenesis
  • Biosynthesis of fatty acids & eicosanoids
  • Metabolism of acylglycerols & sphingolipids
  • Lipid transport & storage
  • Cholesterol synthesis, transport, & excretion
  • Biosynthesis of the nutritionally nonessential amino acids
  • Catabolism of proteins & of amino acid nitrogen
  • Catabolism of the carbon skeletons of amino acids
  • Conversion of amino acids to specialized products
  • Porphyrins & bile pigments
  • Nucleotides
  • Metabolism of purine & pyrimidine nucleotides
  • Nucleic acid structure & function
  • DNA organization, replication, & repair
  • RNA synthesis, processing & modification
  • Protein synthesis & the genetic code
  • Regulation of gene expression
  • Molecular genetics, recombinant DNA, & genomic technology
  • Membranes : structure & function
  • The diversity of the endocrine system
  • Hormone action & signal transduction
  • Nutrition, digestion, & absorption
  • Micronutrients : vitamins & minerals
  • Free radicals and antioxidant nutrients
  • Intracellular traffic & sorting of proteins
  • Glycoproteins
  • The extracellular matrix
  • Muscle & the cytoskeleton
  • Plasma proteins & immunoglobulins
  • Hemostasis & thrombosis
  • Red & white blood cells
  • Metabolism of xenobiotics
  • The biochemistry of aging
  • Cancer : an overview
  • Clinical biochemistry
  • Biochemical case histories.