UNDERSTANDING BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAYS

ISBN: 9781516509973 Géneros: MQW Sinópsis: Understanding Biochemical Pathways A PatternRecognition Approach is designed to serve as a companion text to standard biochemistry textbooks The book lays out a clear methodology for mastering biochemical pathways through pattern recognition as well as how specific enzymes are named The approach is illustrated through particular examples of pathways in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism  Students will learn about oxidation state patterns and metabolism and glycolysis They will study the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex and the tricarboxylic acid cycle They will also explore the electron transport chain gluconeogenesis and the pentose phosphate pathway The final chapters are devoted to fatty acid oxidation and ketone body and fatty acid synthesis  Understanding Biochemical Pathways provides readers with a set of critical questions regarding any specific pathway that when answered enable them to understand the big picture of that metabolic pathway and how pathways are regulated and integrated The book is an excellent addition to any course in biochemistry particularly undergraduate courses as well as in nutrition medical and nursing programsCarol A Wilkins earned her PhD in biochemistry at Michigan State University East Lansing where she is now a faculty member in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Dr Wilkins serves as a semester director for the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine to assist in coordinating and integrating the firstyear basic science courses In this college she also directs and helps teach a multisystems microbiology laboratory experience for secondyear students She developed and teaches a twosemester online graduate course for the MSU Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program Her writing has appeared in Biophysical Chemistry and FEMS Microbiology Ecology and she most recently presented at the national conference of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic