Biochemistry : a very short introduction / Mark Lorch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lorch, Mark, author.

Series:

Very short introductions.

Very short introductions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biochemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Biochemistry: A Very Short Introduction discusses the key concepts of biochemistry, as well as the historical figures in the field and the molecules they studied. From bacteria to humans, all living things are composed of cells of one type or another, all of which have fundamentally the same chemistry. Biochemistry is the study of the chemical reactions within these cells; the molecules that are created, manipulated, and destroyed as a result of them; and the chemical structures such as DNA on which these biochemical reactions take place. This VSI considers the current science and innovations in the field. It also looks at the interaction between biochemistry, biotechnology, and synthetic biology.

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 and index.

ISBN:

0-19-257061-7

0-19-257062-5

0-19-187223-7