Biochemistry /
David Hames and Nigel Hooper.
- 4th ed.
- vii, 473 páginas : ilustraciones ; 25 cm.
- BIOS instant notes .
- BIOS instant notes. .
Incluye bibliografía.
section A. Cells -- Prokaryotic cells -- Eukaryotic cells -- Cell growth -- Cell imaging -- Cell fractionation -- section B. Amino acids and proteins -- Amino acid structure -- Protein structure and function -- Myoglobin and hemoglobin -- Collagen -- Molecular motors -- Antibodies -- section C. Studying proteins -- Protein purification -- Gel electrophoresis -- Protein sequencing and peptide synthesis -- Immunodetection -- section D. Enzymes -- Introduction to enzymes -- Thermodynamics -- Enzyme kinetics -- Enzyme inhibition -- Regulation of enzyme activity -- section E. Membranes and cell signaling -- Membrane lipids -- Membrane structure -- Membrane transport: small molecules -- Membrane transport: macromolecules -- Signal transduction -- Nerve function -- section F. DNA structure and replication -- An introduction to DNA -- Genes and chromosomes -- DNA replication in bacteria -- DNA replication in eukaryotes -- section G. RNA synthesis and processing -- An introduction to RNA -- Transcription in prokaryotes -- Operons -- Transcription in eukaryotes: an overview -- Transcription in protein-coding genes in eukaryotes -- Regulation of transcription by RNA Pol II -- Processing of eukaryotic pre-mRNA -- Transcription and processing of ribosomal RNA -- Transcription and processing of transfer RNA -- section H. Protein synthesis -- The genetic code -- Translation in prokaryotes -- Translation in eukaryotes -- Protein targeting -- Protein glycosylation -- section I. Recombinant DNA technology -- The power of recombinant DNA approaches -- Restriction enzymes -- Nucleic acid hybridization -- DNA cloning -- DNA sequencing -- Polymerase chain reaction -- Site-directed mutagenesis -- section J. Carbohydrate metabolism -- Monosaccharides and disaccharides -- Polysaccharides and oligosaccharides -- Glycolysis -- Gluconeogenesis -- Pentose phosphate pathway -- Glycogen metabolism -- Control of glycogen metabolism -- section K. Lipid metabolism -- Fatty acid structure and function -- Fatty acid breakdown -- Fatty acid synthesis -- Triacylglycerols -- Cholesterol -- Lipoproteins -- section L. Respiration and energy -- Citric acid cycle -- Electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation -- Photosynthesis -- section M. Nitrogen metabolism -- Nitrogen fixation and assimilation -- Amino acid metabolism -- The urea cycle -- Hemes and chlorophylls.