Biochemistry For Dummies

• Main Authors: Moore, John T. (Author), Langley, Richard H (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New Jersey, United States John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated 2021; ©2022
• Edition: Third Edition
• Series: For dummies
• Subjects: For dummies; Biochemistry; Documents d'information; Informational works
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Biochemistry is the science of the chemical processes that allow for...well...life. If it moves, breathes, eats, or sleeps, biochemistry can probably explain how. So, it stands to reason that the fundamentals of biochemistry can get a little complicated. In Biochemistry For Dummies, you'll expl...

Table of Contents:

• Part 1: Setting the stage: basic biochemistry concepts Biochemistry: What you need to know and why Seems so basic: Water chemistry and pH Fun with carbon: Organic chemistry part 2: The meat of biochemistry: proteins Amino acids: The building blocks of protein Protein structure and function Enzyme kinetics: Getting there faster part 3: Carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and more, oh my What we crave: Carbohydrates Lipids and membranes Nucleic acids and the code of life Vitamins: Both simple and complex Hormones: The body's messengers part 4: Bioenergetics and pathways Life and energy ATP: The body's monetary system Smelly biochemistry: Nitrogen in biological systems part 5: Genetics: why we are what we are Photocopying DNA Transcribe this! RNA transcription Translation: Protein synthesis part 6: The part of tens Ten great applications of biochemistry Ten biochemistry careers