The Absolute, Ultimate Guide for Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. Study Guide and Solutions Manual

Description

The Absolute, Ultimate Guide combines an innovative study guide with a reliable solutions manual (providing extended solutions to end-of-chapter problems) in one convenient volume. The Study Guide includes for each chapter:

• Major Concepts: a roadmap through the chapter
• What to Review: questions that recap key points from previous chapters
• Discussion Questions: provided for each section; designed for individual review, study groups, or classroom discussion
• A Self-Test: 'Do you know the terms?'; crossword puzzles; multiplechoice, fact-driven questions; and questions that ask students to apply their new knowledge in new directions—plus answers!

Contents

The Foundations of Biochemistry

PART I: STRUCTURE AND CATALYSIS
Water
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins
Protein Function
Enzymes
Carbohydrates and Glycobiology
Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids
DNA-Based Information Technologies
Lipids
Biological Membranes and Transport
Biosignaling

PART II: BIOENERGETICS AND METABOLISM
Bioenergetics and Biochemical Reaction Types
Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Principles of Metabolic Regulation
The Citric Acid Cycle
Fatty Acid Catabolism
Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea
Oxidative Phosphorylation and Photophosphorylation
Carbohydrate Biosynthesis in Plants and Bacteria
Lipid Biosynthesis
Biosynthesis of Amino Acids, Nucleotides, and Related Molecules
Hormonal Regulation and Integration of Mammalian Metabolism

PART III: INFORMATION PATHWAYS
Genes and Chromosomes
DNA Metabolism
RNA Metabolism
Protein Metabolism
Regulation of Gene Expression

Authors

Marcy Osgood, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, USA
Karen Ocorr, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute Pape, USA