Biochemistry : Volumes 1-4 [Paperback]

J. Stenesh (Author)

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Publication Date: April 30, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0306457334 | ISBN-13: 978-0306457333 | Edition: 1

The ideal foundation of a one-semester course for undergraduate students, Stenesh's Biochemistry presents the basic body of biochemical knowledge and a thorough exposition of fundamental biochemical concepts. Carefully balancing primary and secondary topics, this introductory text covers the essentials in proper depth to establish a firm foundation for further study. Superior to any other first level text available, Stenesh's Biochemistry features: clear writing, thorough explanations, and precise definitions. comprehensive study sections for all chapters, consisting of both review-type questions and calculation-type problems, graded by difficulty and including answers selected reading lists concise chapter summaries two-color text 529 illustrations a separate chapter on bioenergetics, and an extensive index. Four appendixes review acid-base calculations, the principles of organic chemistry, the tools of biochemistry, and oxidation-reduction reactions, and a separate Solutions Manual presents step-by-step answers to problems.

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• Paperback: 596 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (April 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0306457334
• ISBN-13: 978-0306457333
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 8.5 x 1.2 inches
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• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Regardind Science-Ejected Vitalism, 1998:, March 13, 2008

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Robert J. Cullen "'Dr. Bob Ironic'" (Bridgeport, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biochemistry : Volumes 1-4 (Paperback)

Vitalism is a profoundly science-ejected concept, though many CAM or 'natural health' cabals falsely claim that vitalism survives scientific scrutiny.

I quote:

"for a long time, many people believed that reactions in living organisms (as distinct from those in nonliving systems) required a special `vital' force. Only when this theory of `vitalism' was discarded could development of biochemistry proceed [...via] Lavoisier [...who] conducted experiments on respiration and combustion and showed that both processes converted organic matter to carbon dioxide and water [...and] Wohler [...who] succeeded in synthesizing urea [...] vitalism was finally rejected as a scientific theory when Eduard Buchner (1896) obtained a cell-free extract from yeast that was capable of carrying out fermentation [...and] Sumner (1926) crystallized the enzyme urease from jack beans [...] at least for central themes have come to characterize biochemistry: 1. reactions carried out by living organisms obey the laws of chemistry and physics that describe reactions in the laboratory [...] no special forces such as `vitalism,' or special processes like `spontaneous generation,' play a role in the synthesis, degradation, and interconversions of compounds found in living cells [xxv]."

-r.c.