Medical biochemistry at a glance
By: Jack G. Salway.
Contributors: Greenstein, Ben, 1941-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781405113229
Subjects: Biochemistry -- Outlines, syllabi, etc; Clinical biochemistry -- Outlines, syllabi, etc; Biochemistry
Genres: Outlines, syllabi, etc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rev. ed. of: Medical biochemistry at a glance / Ben Greenstein, Adam Greenstein. 1996.
Table of contents: title: Acids, bases and hydrogen ions (protons); title: Understanding pH; title: Production and removal of protons into and from the blood; title: Metabolic acidosis and metabolic alkalosis; title: Respiratory acidosis and respiratory alkalosis; title: Amino acids and the primary structure of proteins; title: Secondary structure of proteins; title: Tertiary and quaternary structures: collagen; title: Enzymes: nomenclature, kinetics and inhibitors; title: Regulation of enzyme activity; title: Carbohydrates; title: Absorption of carbohydrates and metabolism of galactose; title: Oxidation/reduction reactions, coenzyme and prosthetic groups; title: Anaerobic production of atp by substrate-level phosphorylation, phosphocreatine, adenylate kinase; title: Aerobic production of ATP; title: Biosynthesis of ATP by oxidative phosphorylation I; title: The biosynthesis of ATP by oxidative phosphorylation II; title: What happens when protons or electrons leak from the respiratory chain?; title: Free radicals, reactive oxygen species and oxidative damage; title: Aerobic oxidation of glucose to provide energy as ATP; title: Anaerobic oxidation of glucose by glycolysis to form ATP and lactate; title: Anaerobic glycolysis in red blood cell, 2,3 BPG and the Bohr effect; title: The fate of glucose in liver: glycogenesis and lipogenesis; title: Fructose metabolism; title: Glucose homeostasis; title: Glucose-stimulated secretion of insulin from the beta-cell; title: Regulation of glycogen metabolism; title: Glycogen breakdown (glycogenolysis and glycogen storage diseases); title: Insulin signal transduction and diabetes mellitus; title: Regulation of glycolysis and Krebs cycle; title: Oxidation of fatty acids to produce ATP in muscle and ketone bodies in liver; title: Regulation of lipolysis, beta-oxidation, ketogenesis and gluconeogenesis; title: Diabetes mellitus; title: Alcohol metabolism: hypoglycemia, hyperlactataemia and steatosis; title: Structure of lipids; title: Phospholipids I; title: Phospholipids II: micelles, liposomes, lipoproteins and membranes; title: Metabolism of carbohydrate and fat to cholesterol; title: VLDL and LDL metabolism ("forward" cholesterol transport); title: VLDL and LDL metabolism (endogenous triacylglycerol transport); title: HDL metabolism ("reverse" cholesterol transport); title: Digestion and disposal of dietary triacylglycerol and cholesterol by chylomicrons; title: Steroid hormones: aldosterone, cortisol, androgens and oestrogens; title: Urea cycle and overview of amino acid catabolism; title: Nonessential and essential amino acids; title: Amino acid metabolism: to energy as ATP; to glucose and ketone bodies; title: Amino acid disorders: maple syrup urine disease, homocystinuria, alkaptonuria and albinism; title: Phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism in health and disease; title: The products of tryptophan and histidine metabolism; title: Pyrimidine metabolism; title: Purine metabolism; title: Haem, bilirubin and porphyries; title: Fat-soluble vitamins I; title: Fat-soluble vitamins II; title: Water-soluble vitamins 1 thiamin. riboflavin, niacin and pantothenate; title: Water-soluble vitamins 2 pyridoxal phosphate; title: Water-soluble vitamins 3 folate and vitamin B12; title: Water-soluble vitamins 4 biotin and vitamin C.