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Biochemistry : a very short introduction / Mark Lorch.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 674.Description: xxii, 138 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9780198833871
  • 0198833873
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 572 23
LOC classification:
  • QD415 .L76 2021
Contents:
1:The roots of biochemistry -- 2:Water, lipids and carbohydrates -- 3:Proteins: Nature's nano-machines -- 4:Nucleic acids: Life's blueprints -- 5:Powering a cell: Bioenergetics -- 6:Manufacturing and maintaining DNA -- 7:Following biochemistry within the cell -- 8:Biotechnology and synthetic biology.
Summary: All living things are composed of cells, which have fundamentally the same chemistry. Biochemistry is the study of reactions within these cells, and the molecules that are created, manipulated, and destroyed as a result of them. This book discusses the key concepts of biochemistry, as well as the recent discoveries and innovations in the field.--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1:The roots of biochemistry -- 2:Water, lipids and carbohydrates -- 3:Proteins: Nature's nano-machines -- 4:Nucleic acids: Life's blueprints -- 5:Powering a cell: Bioenergetics -- 6:Manufacturing and maintaining DNA -- 7:Following biochemistry within the cell -- 8:Biotechnology and synthetic biology.

All living things are composed of cells, which have fundamentally the same chemistry. Biochemistry is the study of reactions within these cells, and the molecules that are created, manipulated, and destroyed as a result of them. This book discusses the key concepts of biochemistry, as well as the recent discoveries and innovations in the field.--