Biochemistry : a very short introduction
Material type: TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 674Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2021Description: xxii, 138 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:- 9780198833871
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This book 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.--
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