Biochemistry: Concepts and Connections, Global Edition, 2nd edition

Published by Pearson (February 7, 2019) © 2019

  • Dean R Appling The University of Texas at Austin
  • Spencer J. Anthony-Cahill Western Washington University
  • Christopher K. Mathews Oregon State University
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For one or two semester biochemistry courses

A highly visual, precise and fresh approach to guide today's mixed-science majors to a deeper understanding of biochemistry

Biochemistry: Concepts and Connections engages students in the rapidly evolving field of biochemistry, better preparing them for the challenges of 21st century science through quantitative reasoning skills and a rich, chemical perspective on biological processes.

  • Biochemistry and the Language of Chemistry
  • The Chemical Foundation of Life: Weak Interactions in an Aqueous Environment
  • The Energetics of Life
  • Nucleic Acids
  • Introduction to Proteins: The Primary Level of Protein Structure
  • The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins
  • Protein Function and Evolution
  • Enzymes: Biological Catalysts
  • Carbohydrates: Sugars, Saccharides, Glycans
  • Lipids, Membranes, and Cellular Transport
  • Chemical Logic of Metabolism
  • Carbohydrate Metabolism: Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, Glycogen Metabolism, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway
  • The Citric Acid Cycle
  • Electron Transport, Oxidative Phosphorylation, and Oxygen Metabolism
  • Photosynthesis
  • Lipid Metabolism
  • Interorgan and Intracellular Coordination of Energy Metabolism in Vertebrates
  • Amino Acid and Nitrogen Metabolism
  • Nucleotide Metabolism
  • Mechanisms of Signal Transduction
  • Genes, Genomes, and Chromosomes
  • DNA Replication
  • DNA Repair, Recombination, and Rearrangement
  • Transcription and Post-transcriptional Processing
  • Information Decoding: Translation and Post-translational Protein Processing
  • Regulation of Gene Expression
  • APPENDIX I: Answers to Selected Problems 
  • Glossary 
  • Credits 
  • Index

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