Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations A comprehensive and fully updated edition filled with over 250 clinical correlations

This book presents a clear and precise discussion of the Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations of eukaryotic cells, particularly those of mammalian tissues, relates biochemical events at a cellular level to the subsequent physiological processes in the whole animal, and cites examples of abnormal biochemical processes in human disease. The organization and content are tied together to provide students with the complete picture of biochemistry and how it relates to human diseases. Loaded with new material and chapters and brimming with detailed, full-color illustrations that clearly explain associated concepts, this seventh edition is an indispensable tool for students and professionals in the medical or health sciences.

About the Author

Thomas M. Devlin, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Drexel University School of Medicine

Contents

Chapter 1 Eukaryotic Cell Structure
Chapter 2 DNA and RNA: Composition and Structure
Chapter 3 Proteins I: Composition and Structure
Chapter 4 DNA Replication, Recombination, and Repair
Chapter 5 RNA: Transcription and RNA Processing
Chapter 6 Protein Synthesis: Translation and Posttranslational Modifications
Chapter 7 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology
Chapter 8 Regulation of Gene Expression
Chapter 9 Proteins II: Structure-Function Relationships in Protein Families
Chapter 10 Enzymes: Classification, Kinetics, and Control
Chapter 11 The Cytochromes P450 and Nitric Oxide Synthases
Chapter 12 Biological Membranes: Structure, Receptors, and Solute Transport
Chapter 13: Fundamentals of Signal Transduction
Chapter 14 Bioenergetics, Mitochondria, and Oxidative Metabolism
Chapter 15 Carbohydrate Metabolism I: Major Metabolic Pathways and Their Control
Chapter 16 Carbohydrate Metabolism II: Special Pathways and Glycoconjugates
Chapter 17 Lipid Metabolism I: Synthesis, Storage, and Utilization of Fatty Acids and Triacylglycerols
Chapter 18 Lipid Metabolism II: Pathways of Metabolism of Special Lipids
Chapter 19 Amino Acid and Heme Metabolism
Chapter 20 Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleotide Metabolism
Chapter 21 Metabolic Interrelationships
Chapter 22 Biochemistry of Hormones
Chapter 23 Molecular Cell Biology
Chapter 24 Cell Cycle, Programmed Cell Death and Cancer
Chapter 25 Digestion and Absorption of Basic Nutritional Constituents
Chapter 26 Vitamins and Minerals: Requirements and Function
Chapter 27 Macronutrients: Metabolic Effects and Health Implications