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Biochemistry for dummies / John T. Moore, Richard Langley.

by Moore, John T., 1947-

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Wiley Pub., 2022.

9781119860952 (pbk.)

xii, 348 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

pt. 1. Setting the stage: basic biochemistry concepts -- Biochemistry: What you need to know and why -- Seems so basic: Water chemistry and pH -- Fun with carbon: Organic chemistry -- pt. II. The meat of biochemistry: proteins -- Amino acids: The building blocks of protein -- Protein structure and function -- Enzyme kinetics: Getting there faster -- pt. III. Carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and more, oh my -- What we crave: Carbohydrates -- Lipids and membranes -- Nucleic acids and the code of life -- Vitamins: Both simple and complex -- Hormones: The body's messengers -- pt. IV. Bioenergetics and pathways -- Life and energy -- ATP: The body's monetary system -- Smelly biochemistry: Nitrogen in biological systems -- pt. V. Genetics: why we are what we are -- Photocopying DNA -- Transcribe this! RNA transcription -- Translation: Protein synthesis -- pt. VI. The part of tens -- Ten great applications of biochemistry -- Ten biochemistry careers.

In Biochemistry For Dummies, you'll explore the carbons, proteins, and cellular systems that make up the biochemical processes that create and sustain life of all kinds using easy-to-follow diagrams and real-world examples.

Langley, Richard.

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