Medical Biochemistry 2nd Edition

This second edition of Medical Biochemistry
is supported by more than 45 years of teaching experience, providing
coverage of basic biochemical topics, including the structural,
physical, and chemical properties of water, carbohydrates, lipids,
proteins, and nucleic acids. In addition, the general aspects of
thermodynamics, enzymes, bioenergetics, and metabolism are presented in
straightforward and easy-to-comprehend language.

This
book ties these concepts into more complex aspects of biochemistry
using a systems approach, dedicating chapters to the integral study of
biological phenomena, including cell membrane structure and function,
gene expression and regulation, protein synthesis and post-translational
modifications, metabolism in specific organs and tissues, autophagy,
cell receptors, signal transduction pathways, biochemical bases of
endocrinology, immunity, vitamins and minerals, and hemostasis.

The
field of biochemistry is continuing to grow at a fast pace. This
edition has been revised and expanded with all-new sections on the cell
plasma membrane, the human microbiome, autophagy, noncoding, small and
long RNAs, epigenetics, genetic diseases, virology and vaccines, cell
signaling, and different modes of programmed cell death. The book has
also been updated with full-color figures, new tables, chapter
summaries, and further medical examples to improve learning and better
illustrate the concepts described and their clinical significance.