Essential Biochemistry 5/e

Essential Biochemistry, 5th edition, comprises biology, pre-med, and allied health topics and presents a broad, but not overwhelming, base of biochemical coverage that focuses on the chemistry behind biology. This text relates the chemical concepts that scaffold the biology of biochemistry, providing practical knowledge and many problem-solving opportunities to hone skills. Key Concepts and Concept Check features help students identify and review important takeaways in each section.

Part 1 Foundations

1 The Chemical Basis of Life

2 Aqueous Chemistry

Part 2 Molecular Structure and Function

3 Nucleic Acid Structure and Function

4 Amino Acid and Protein Structure

5 Protein Function

6 Enzymes: Classification and Catalysis

7 Enzyme Kinetics and Inhibition

8 Lipids and Biological Membranes

9 Membrane Transport

10 Signaling

11 Carbohydrates

Part 3 Metabolism

12 Metabolism and Bioenergetics

13.1 Glycolysis

14 The Citric Acid Cycle

15 Oxidative Phosphorylation

16 Photosynthesis

17 Lipid Metabolism

18 Nitrogen Metabolism

19 Regulation of Mammalian Fuel Metabolism

Part 4 Genetic Information

20 DNA Replication and Repair

21 Transcription and RNA Processing

22 Protein Synthesis

CHARLOTTE PRATT received a B.S. in biology from the University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Duke University. She is a protein chemist who has conducted research in blood coagulation and inflammation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is currently Associate Professor in the Biology Department at Seattle Pacific University. Her interests include molecular evolution, enzyme action, and the relationship between metabolic processes and disease. She has written numerous research and review articles, has worked as a textbook editor, and is a co-author, with Donald Voet and Judith G. Voet, of Fundamentals of Biochemistry, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

KATHLEEN CORNELY holds a B.S. in chemistry from Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, an M.S. in biochemistry from Indiana University, and a Ph.D. in nutritional biochemistry from Cornell University. She is currently the Robert H. Walsh '39 Endowed Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry at Providence College, where she has focused on expanding the use of case studies and guided inquiry across a broad spectrum of classes. Her interest in active pedagogy has led to her involvement in national programs including Project Kaleidoscope, the POGIL Project, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute SEA PHAGES program, which has also fueled her current experimental research in phage genomics. She has been a member of the editorial board of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education and has served for several years as coordinator of the undergraduate poster competition at the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.