Principles of Biochemistry

Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, 8e continues to help students navigate the complex discipline of biochemistry with a clear and coherent presentation. Renowned authors David Nelson, Michael Cox, and new co-author Aaron Hoskins have focused this eighth edition around the fundamental principles to help students understand and navigate the most important aspects of biochemistry. Text features and digital resources in the new Achieve platform emphasize this focus on the principles, while coverage of recent discoveries and the most up-to-date research provide fascinating context for learning the dynamic discipline of biochemistry. Achieve supports educators and students throughout the full range of instruction, including assets suitable for pre-class preparation, in-class active learning, and post-class study and assessment. The pairing of a powerful new platform with outstanding biochemistry content provides an unrivaled learning experience.

List of contents

Preface viii
 1. The Foundations of Biochemistry
I STRUCTURE AND CATALYSIS
 2. Water, the Solvent of Life
 3. Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
 4. The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins
 5. Protein Function
 6. Enzymes
 7. Carbohydrates and Glycobiology
 8. Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids
 9. DNA-Based Information Technologies
 10. Lipids
 11. Biological Membranes and Transport
 12. Biochemical Signaling
II BIOENERGETICS AND METABOLISM
 13. Introduction to Metabolism
 14. Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway
 15. The Metabolism of Glycogen in Animals
 16. The Citric Acid Cycle
 17. Fatty Acid Catabolism
 18. Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea
 19. Oxidative Phosphorylation
 20. Photosynthesis and Carbohydrate Synthesis in Plants
 21. Lipid Biosynthesis
 22. Biosynthesis of Amino Acids, Nucleotides, and Related Molecules
 23. Hormonal Regulation and Integration of Mammalian Metabolism
III INFORMATION PATHWAYS
 24. Genes and Chromosomes
 25. DNA Metabolism
 26. RNA Metabolism
 27. Protein Metabolism
 28. Regulation of Gene Expression Abbreviated Solutions to Problems
 Glossary

About the author

David L. Nelson is Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.  He is also the Academic Program Director for universitys Institute for Cross-college Biology Education.  born in Fairmont, Minnesota, received his BS in chemistry and biology from St. Olaf College in 1964 and earned his PhD in biochemistry at Stanford Medical School, under Arthur Kornberg. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard Medical School with Eugene P. Kennedy, who was one of Albert Lehninger's first graduate students. Nelson joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1971 and became a full professor of biochemistry in 1982. He was for eight years Director of the Center for Biology Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He became Professor Emeritus in 2013. Michael M. Cox was born in Wilmington, Delaware. After graduating from the University of Delaware in 1974, Cox went to Brandeis University to do his doctoral work with William P. Jencks, and then to Stanford in 1979 for postdoctoral study with I. Robert Lehman. He moved to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1983, and became a full professor of biochemistry in 1992. His research focuses on recombinational DNA repair processes. In addition to the work on this text, Cox is a co-author of four editions of Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. He has received awards for both his teaching and his research, including the 1989 Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry, and two major teaching awards from the University of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin System. Hobbies include travel, gardening, wine collecting, and assisting in the design of laboratory buildings.

Summary

Available for the first time in Achieve, the definitive reference text for biochemistry Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, 8e helps students focus on the most important aspects of biochemistry- the principles!

Product details

• Authors: Michael Cox, David L. Nelson
• Publisher: Macmillan Learning
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9781319381493
• ISBN: 978-1-319-38149-3
• No. of pages: 1260
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology; B, biochemistry, Chemistry and Materials Science, Biochemistry, general