Z703257

Organic Chemistry of Biological Pathways

• ISBN-10: 0-97470771-6
• ISBN-13: 978-0-97470771-6
• UNSPSC Code: 55101509

Properties

• publication info: J. McMurry and T. Begley, Roberts Publishing, 2005, 512 pp., case bound

Description

General description

This text provides a contemporary and authoritative treatment of the molecular logic of the chemistry of life. The authors have chosen to organize the text not by organic reaction type but by metabolic pathway. Doing so allows them to explain not only the chemistry of any given step but also the molecular logic of the entire pathway. Readers thus gain a deeper understanding of how and why the organic molecules of life undergo their sequential transformations and interconversions. To integrate the information from earlier chapters, as well as tie in traditional modes of organic reaction classification, the authors conclude with a summary chapter of the most common reaction types encountered in metabolism.

Table of Contents

Brief Table of Contents
1 Common Mechanisms in Biological Chemistry
2 Biomolecules
3 Lipid Metabolism
4 Carbohydrate Metabolism
5 Amino Acid Metabolism
6 Nucleotide Metabolism
7 Biosynthesis of Some Natural Products
8 A Summary of Biological Transformations
Appendixes
A.Visualizing Protein Structures Using
the Swiss PDB Viewer
B.Using the KEGG and BRENDA
Databases
C.Answers to End-of-Chapter
Problems
D. Abbreviations Used in This Book 474
Index