Title: The manga guide to biochemistry /
Authors: Takemura, Masaharu, 1969-; Kikuyarō; Office Sawa (Firm)
Publisher: No Starch Press ; Ohmsha,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Biochemistry Comic books, strips, etc.; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Chemistry.; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Biology.; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General.; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology / Molecular Biology.; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics.; SCIENCE / Chemistry / General.; SCIENCE / Biotechnology.; SCIENCE / Applied Sciences.; SCIENCE / General.; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry.; Biochemical Phenomena; Biochemistry
Abstract: "The latest addition to No Starch Press's EduManga series, The Manga Guide to Biochemistry uses Japanese comics, clear explanations, and a charming storyline to explain the basics of biochemistry. This volume begins with a discussion of the cells that make up living beings, as well as the basics of protein synthesis, metabolism, energy production, and photosynthesis. It goes on to cover ecosystems and material cycles; the mechanisms of respiration; lipids, cholesterol, and blood types; and the roles and structures of enzymes and proteins. Readers explore genes and DNA; the differences between biochemistry and molecular biology; and the mystery surrounding the origin of the cell, all with the aid of original Manga cartoons. This EduManga title is co-published with Ohmsha, Ltd. of Tokyo, Japan, and is one in a series of translations from Ohmsha's bestselling Japanese originals"--
Contents: 1. What happens inside your body? -- Cell structure -- What happens inside a cell? -- Protein synthesis -- Metabolism -- Energy production -- Photosynthesis -- A cell is the location of many chemical reactions -- Fundamental biochemistry knowledge -- Carbon -- Chemical bonds -- Biopolymers -- Enzymes -- Oxidation-reduction -- Respiration -- Metabolism -- 2. Photosynthesis and respiration -- Ecosystems and cycles -- Ecosystems and the biogeochemical cycle -- Carbon cycle -- Let's talk photosynthesis -- Importance of plants -- Chloroplast structure -- Photosynthesis : the photophosphorylation reaction -- Photosynthesis : carbon dioxide fixation -- Respiration -- What is a carbohydrate? -- Saccharides and the "-ose" suffix -- Why do monosaccharides take a cyclic structure? -- Why do we need to breathe? -- Glucose decomposition by glycolysis -- Citric acid cycle (TCA cycle) -- Electrons transport chain -- ATP : the common currency of energy -- Types of monosaccharides --