Biochemistry : a very short introduction / Mark Lorch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lorch, Mark, author.

Series:

Very short introductions ; 674.

Very short introductions ; 674

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biochemistry.

Physical Description:

xxii, 138 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 18 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.

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.-publisher's description.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-132) and index.

ISBN:

9780198833871

0198833873

OCLC:

1193591948