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Meisenberg, Gerhard,

Principles of medical biochemistry / Gerhard Meisenberg, PhD, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Ross University School of Medicine, Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies, William H. Simmons, PhD, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Loyola University School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois. - Fourth edition. - 2017 - xii, 617 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to biomolecules -- Introduction to protein structure -- Oxygen-binding proteins : hemoglobin and myoglobin -- Enzymatic reactions -- Coenzymes -- DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis -- The human genome -- Protein targeting and proteostasis -- Introduction to genetic diseases -- Viruses -- DNA technology -- Biological membranes -- The cytoskeleton -- The extracellular matrix -- Extracellular messengers -- Intracellular messengers -- Plasma proteins -- Defense mechanisms -- Cellular growth control and cancer -- Digestive enzymes -- Introduction to metabolic pathways -- Glycolysis, tricarboxylic acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation -- Oxygen deficiency and oxygen toxicity -- Carbohydrate metabolism -- The metabolism of fatty acids and triglycerides -- The metabolism of membrane lipids -- Lipid transport -- Amino acid metabolism -- Metabolism of iron and heme -- The metabolism of purines and pyrimidines -- Micronutrients -- Integration of metabolism.

ISBN: 9780323296168 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0323296165 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2016030780

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Biochemistry.
Principles of Medical Biochemistry
Biochemical Phenomena
Molecular Biology

LC Class. No.: QP514.2 / .M45 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 612/.015

National Library of Medicine Call No.: QU 34