Medical Biochemistry by Blanco, 2nd Edition

Medical Biochemistry, Second Edition covers the structure and physical and chemical properties of hydrocarbons, lipids, proteins and nucleotides in a straightforward and easy to comprehend language. The book develops these concepts into the more complex aspects of biochemistry using a systems approach, dedicating chapters to the integral study of biological phenomena, including particular aspects of metabolism in some organs and tissues, the biochemical bases of endocrinology, immunity, vitamins, hemostasis, autophagy and apoptosis. Additionally, the book has been updated with full-color figures, chapter summaries, and further medical examples to improve learning and illustrate the concepts described in the book. Sections cover bioenergetics and metabolic syndromes, antioxidants to treat disease, plasma membranes, ATPases and monocarboxylate transporters, the human microbiome, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, autophagy, virology and epigenetics, non-coding, small and long RNAs, protein misfolding, signal transduction pathways, vitamin D, cellular immunity and apoptosis.

Περιεχόμενα:

1. Chemical Composition of Living Beings
2. Water
3. Proteins
4. Carbohydrates
5. Lipids
6. Nucleic Acids
7. Elements of Thermodynamics and Biochemical Kinetics
8. Enzymes
9. Biological Oxidations: Bioenergetics
10. Antioxidants
11. Membranes
12. Digestion – Absorption
13. Metabolism
14. Carbohydrate Metabolism
15. Lipid Metabolism
16. Amino Acid Metabolism
17. Heme Metabolism
18. Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism
19. Integration and Regulation of Metabolism
20. Metabolism in Some Tissues
21. The Genetic Information (I)
22. The Genetic Information (II)
23. Regulation of Gene Expression
24. Posttranslational Protein Modifications
25. Biochemical Basis of Endocrinology (I) Receptors and Signal Transduction
26. Biochemical Bases of Endocrinology (II) Hormones and Other Chemical Intermediates
27. Vitamins
28. Water and Acid–Base Balance
29. Essential Minerals
30. Molecular Basis of Immunity
31. Hemostasis
32. Apoptosis