Biochemistry

ANNOTATION

The book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some two-color illustrations.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Presents the body of essential biochemical knowledge through an exposition of fundamental biochemical concepts. Addresses: foundations, structures and properties of classes of biomolecules, metabolism, and the transfer of genetic information. For undergraduates with two semesters of general chemistry and one semester of organic chemistry. To be used in conjunction with the author's text Biochemistry.

FROM THE CRITICS

Anatoly Bezkorovainy

This is a textbook of biochemistry. The author's objective is to present an ""introductory"" text in biochemistry. It is meant for undergraduate college students who have completed one year of general chemistry and a semester of organic chemistry. Is this book needed? With so many biochemistry texts of varying complexity on the market, the answer is probably no. It is meant for neophyte undergraduate students. It should not be used by professional school students or medical residents. The topics covered are fairly standard for biochemistry texts, though this does not mean that the depth of coverage is comparable. Some topics are covered in great depth, others only superficially. Each chapter has a summary and problems; these were excellent for the acid-base and other fundamental chapters. The metabolism chapters were disappointing. They looked like a collection of organic chemistry reactions, since much of the physiology , i.e., control mechanisms, was missing. For example, regulation of gluconeogenesis and hexose monophosphate shunt was practically absent, and the fructose-2,6-biphosphate role in glycolysis received only perfunctory coverage. The index is acceptable, but the table of contents is overdone. There are several appendixes: acid-base calculations (why this was not combined with Chapter 1 is unclear); principles of organic chemistry (at three pages, almost useless); biochemical technique description (useful); and a primer on redox reactions (could have been combined with Chapter 9). In summary, this is a passable introductory text, but it does not add anything to what is already on the market.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Anatoly Bezkorovainy, JD, PhD (Rush Medical College of Rush University)Description: This is a textbook of biochemistry. Purpose: The author's objective is to present an "introductory" text in biochemistry. It is meant for undergraduate college students who have completed one year of general chemistry and a semester of organic chemistry. Is this book needed? With so many biochemistry texts of varying complexity on the market, the answer is probably no. Audience: It is meant for neophyte undergraduate students. It should not be used by professional school students or medical residents. Features: The topics covered are fairly standard for biochemistry texts, though this does not mean that the depth of coverage is comparable. Some topics are covered in great depth, others only superficially. Each chapter has a summary and problems; these were excellent for the acid-base and other fundamental chapters. The metabolism chapters were disappointing. They looked like a collection of organic chemistry reactions, since much of the physiology , i.e., control mechanisms, was missing. For example, regulation of gluconeogenesis and hexose monophosphate shunt was practically absent, and the fructose-2,6-biphosphate role in glycolysis received only perfunctory coverage. Assessment: The index is acceptable, but the table of contents is overdone. There are several appendixes: acid-base calculations (why this was not combined with Chapter 1 is unclear); principles of organic chemistry (at three pages, almost useless); biochemical technique description (useful); and a primer on redox reactions (could have been combined with Chapter 9). In summary, this is a passable introductory text, but it does not add anything to what is already on the market.

Booknews

A text for an introductory course in biochemistry for students who have had at least general chemistry and one semester of organic chemistry. Contains sections on foundations of biochemistry, biomolecules, metabolism, and transfer of genetic information. To allow for varying student backgrounds, appendices cover acid-base calculations, principles of organic chemistry, tools of biochemistry, and oxidation-reduction reactions. Includes key terms, chapter summaries, review questions, and many problems. More difficult questions are marked, and all answers are given. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

RATING

2 Stars from Doody

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