Schaum's Outline of Biochemistry (Paperback)

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This step-by-step outline steers you logically, expertly, and clearly through biochemistry. It can save you study time and helps you get better grades because it focuses on the core information you really need to know--and avoids confusing, extraneous material that you don't need! A question-and-answer format highlights the meaning of the material and helps you remember. Easy-to-read line drawings and diagrams make important structures and processes memorable. This new second edition features added sections on whole-body metabolism, enzyme kinetics, and new technologies for monitoring metabolic processes. Use this excellent study guide to help you ace your biochemistry course, study it alone as a complete biochemistry course, or use it for review before a standardized test--it can cut your study hours as it moves you quickly from cell structure through protein synthesis. This is the study guide that makes biochemistry comprehensible--the one whose first edition was chosen by 32,000 grateful students!

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This step-by-step outline steers you logically, expertly, and clearly through biochemistry. It saves you study time and helps you get better grades by focusing on the core information you really need to know! This easy-to-follow study guide can help you ace biochemistry! Clear and well-organized, it gives you all the information you need­­and avoids confusing, extraneous material that you don't need!

• A question-and-answer format highlights the meaning of the material and helps you remember
• Easy-to-read line drawings and diagrams fix important structures and processes in your mind
• Hundreds of sample problems with full solutions give you examples of precisely the kind of questions you will find on your exams
• Hundreds more practice problems (with answers supplied) let you test your skills

Whether you use this study guide to better your biochemistry grades, study it alone as a complete biochemistry course, or use it for review before a standardized test, this Schaum's guide can cut your study hours as it moves you quickly from cell structure through protein synthesis. This second edition features added material on whole-body metabolism, enzyme kinetics, and new technologies for monitoring metabolic processes. You've found the study guide that makes biochemistry comprehensible­­the one that's been chosen by thousands of grateful students!

Chapters include:

• Cell Ultrastructure
• Carbohydrates
• Amino Acids and Peptides
• Proteins
• Proteins: Supramolecular Structure
• Lipids, Membranes, Transport, and Signaling
• Nucleic Acids
• Enzyme Catalysis
• Enzyme Kinetics
• Metabolism: Underlying Theoretical Principles
• Carbohydrate Metabolism
• The Citric Acid Cycle
• Lipid Metabolism
• Oxidative Phosphorylation
• Nitrogen Metabolism
• Replication and Maintenance of the Genetic Material
• Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis

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Product Details

• Paperback: 559 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 2 edition (July 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070361495
• ISBN-13: 978-0070361492
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #19,856 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Study Guide, December 14, 1999

By	Christopher Altermatt (Baltimore, MD, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I used this book while pursuing my B.S. in Biochemistry and it is the best study guide I ever used. It covers all of the primary topics in undergraduate biochemistry and gives pertinent examples without extraneous information. I highly recommend it as a study aid, especially for standardized tests.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great in midterm examinations, November 10, 2006

By	rose in the fist (Ankara, Turkey) - See all my reviews

For undergraduate courses related to biochemistry, Schaum's Outline of Biochemistry is a vital course supply material for quizzes, midterms and also finals. The book contains a wide range of topics including amino acids and proteins, and hundreds of examples at the end of every chapter.

2 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars For Timesavers not Great for Bookshelves., May 22, 2003

By	noorazrulazmieyahya (Malaysia) - See all my reviews

For Timesavers not Great for Bookshelves.
I used this book quite infrequently because of the too short and simple contents. I rather refer to a complete text and shorten them by my own.
Futhermore, this book is not great for bookshelves. It's a paperback!