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Are you baffled by biochemistry? You're not the first, and you won't be the last. Here's the good news -- you don't have to stay baffled! Biochemistry For Dummies shows you the fun and easy way to get a handle on biochemistry, apply the science, raise your grades, and prepare yourself to ace any standardized test.
List of contents
Introduction.
Part I: Setting the Stage: Basic Biochemistry Concepts.
Chapter 1: Biochemistry: What You Need to Know and Why.
Chapter 2: Dive In: Water Chemistry.
Chapter 3: Fun with Carbon: Organic Chemistry.
Part II: The Meat of Biochemistry: Proteins.
Chapter 4: Amino Acids: The Building Blocks of Protein.
Chapter 5: Protein Structure and Function.
Chapter 6: Enzymes Kinetics: Getting There Faster.
Part III: Carbohydrates, Lipids, Nucleic Acids, and More.
Chapter 7: What We Crave: Carbohydrates.
Chapter 8: Lipids and Membranes.
Chapter 9: Nucleic Acids and the Code of Life.
Chapter 10: Vitamins and Nutrients.
Chapter 11: Be Quiet: Hormones.
Part IV: Bioenergetics and Pathways.
Chapter 12: Life and Energy.
Chapter 13: ATP: The Body's Monetary System.
Chapter 14: Smelly Biochemistry: Nitrogen in Biological Systems.
Part V: Genetics: Why We Are What We Are.
Chapter 15: Photocopying DNA.
Chapter 16: Transcribe This! RNA Transcription.
Chapter 17: Translation: Protein Synthesis.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 18: Ten Great Applications of Biochemistry.
Chapter 19: Ten Biochemistry Careers.
Index.
