TY - BOOK AU - Murray, Robert K. AU - ; Granner, Daryl K. AU - Rodwell, Victor W. AU - Robert K. Murray TI - Harper's illustrated biochemistry SN - 9780071253017 U1 - 612.015 MUR PY - 2006///. CY - , New York PB - : McGraw-Hill KW - Biochemistry KW - Clinical biochemistry KW - Energy metabolism KW - Molecular Biology N1 - Biochemistry & medicine Water & pH Amino acids & peptides Proteins: determination of primary structure Proteins: higher orders of structure Proteins: myoglobin & hemoglobin Enzymes: mechanism of action Enzymes: kinetics Enzymes: regulation of activities Bioinformatics & computational biology Bioenergetics: the role of ATP Biologic oxidation Respiratory chain & oxidative phosphorylation Carbohydrates of physiologic significance Lipids of physiologic significance Overview of metabolism & the provision of metabolic fuels Citric acid cycle: the catabolism of acetyl-CoA Glycolysis & the oxidation pyruvate Metabolism of glycogen Gluconeogenesis & the control of blood glucose Pentose phosphate pathway & other pathways of hexose metabolism Oxidation of fatty acids: ketogenesis Biosynthesis of fatty acids & eicosanoids Metabolism of acylglycerols & sphingolipids Lipid transport & storage Cholesterol synthesis, transport, & excretion Biosynthesis of the nutritionally nonessential amino acids Catabolism of proteins & of amino acid nitrogen Catobolism of the carbon skeletons of amino acids Conversion of amino acids to specialized products Prophyrins & bile pigments. Nucelotides Metabolism of purine & pyrimidine nucleotides Nucleic acid structure & function DNA organization, replication, & repair RNA synthesis, processing, & modification Protein synthesis & the genetic code Regulation of gene expression Molecular genetics, recombinant DNA & genomic technology Membranes: structure & function Diversity of the endocrine system Hormone action & signal transduction Nutrition, digestion, & absorption Micronutrients: vitamins & minerals Intracellular traffic & sorting of proteins Glycoproteins Extracellular matrix Muscle & the cytoskeleton Plasma proteins & immunoglobulins Hemostasis & thrombosis Red & white blood cells Metabolism of xenobiotics N2 - Integrates detailed discussions of biochemical diseases, updated clinical information, case studies, and extensive illustrations, this classic can be used as both a text and USMLE review book. Extensively illustrated with 500+ clear, descriptive illustrations and new chapters on amino acids and peptides, structures of protein, and the Human Genome project ER -