Biochemistry : The Chemical Reactions Of Living Cells
David. Metzler
Bok Engelsk 1977 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Burlington : : Elsevier Science, , 1977.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (1165 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Front Cover; Biochemistry: The Chemical Reactions of Living Cells; Copyright Page; Preface; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. The Scene of Action; A. The Simplest Living Things; B. Eukaryotic Cells; C. The Evolution of Complex Organisms; D. The Kingdom Protista; E. Multicellular Organisms; F. The Regulation of Cell Chemistry; References; Study Questions; Chapter 2. The Molecules from Which We are Made; A. Structural Principles for Small Molecules; B. The Proteins; C. Sugars and Polysaccharides; D. Nucleic Acids; E. The Lipids; F. Some Important Small Molecules and Ions. - E. Cooperative Changes in ConformationF. Muscle; G. Self-Assembly of Macromolecular Structures; References; Study Questions; Chapter 5. Membranes and Cell Coats; A. The Structure of Membranes; B. Membrane Metabolism and Function; C. Cell Surface Antigens and Receptors; D. Structure of Bacterial Cell Walls; E. Plant Cell Walls; References; Study Questions; Chapter 6. Enzymes: The Protein Catalysts of Cells; A. Primer on Enzyme Kinetics; B. Inhibition and Activation of Enzymes; C. Growth Rates of Cells; D. Specificity of Enzymatic Action; E. Mechanisms of Catalysis. - F. The Regulation of Enzymatic ActivityG. Classification of Enzymes; References; Study Questions; Chapter 7. The Kinds of Reactions Catalyzed by Enzymes; A. A Preview of Some Metabolic Pathways; B. Classifying Enzymatic Reactions; C. Nucleophilic Displacement Reactions (Reaction Type 1); D. Displacement Reactions on Carbonyl Groups; E. Displacement on a Phosphorus Atom; F. Multiple Displacement Reactions and the Coupling of ATP Cleavage to Endergonic Processes; G. Transfer of Sulfate; H. Addition and Elimination Reactions; I. Enolic Intermediates in Isomerization Reactions. - G. The Chemical Composition of CellsH. How We Have Learned the Structures; References; Study Questions; Chapter 3. Energetics of Biochemical Reactions; A. Thermodynamics; B. Tables of ΔG° Values for Biochemical Compounds; C. Electrode Potentials and Free Energy Changes for Oxidation-Reduction Reactions; D. Thermodynamics and Life Processes; E. Linear Free Energy Relationships; References; Study Questions; Chapter 4. How Molecules Stick Together; A. Principle of Complementarit; B. Forces Acting between Molecules; C The Quantitative Measurement of Binding; D. How Macromolecules Pack Together. - J. Beta Cleavage and CondensationK. Some Isomerization and Rearrangement Reactions; References; Study Questions; Chapter 8. Coenzymes-Nature's Special Reagents; A. ATP and the Nucleotide ""Handles""; B. Coenzyme A and Phosphopantetheine; C. Bound Biotin as a Prosthetic Group; D. Thiamine Diphosphate; E. Pyridoxal Phosphate; F. Keto Acids and Other Unusual Electrophilic Centers; G. Hydrogen Transfer Coenzymes; H. Pyridine Nucleotide Coenzymes and Dehydrogenases; I. The Flavin Coenzymes; J. Lipoic Acid and the Oxidative Decarboxylation of ct-Keto Acids. - K. Tetrahydrofolic Acid and Other Pterin Coenzymes. - Biochemistry
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