Biochemistry (Hardcover)

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This comprehensive text thoroughly explains basic biochemical concepts while offering a unified presentation of life and its variation through evolution. Incorporates both classical and current research to illustrate the historical source of much of our biochemical knowledge. Contains a wealth of biochemical applications such as agricultural, pharmaceutical, medical and forensic.

"The solutions manual provides in-depth, worked-out solutions for all the end of chapter problems. This manual was prepared by the authors."

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1616 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 3 edition (March 9, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 047119350X
• ISBN-13: 978-0471193500
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #191,758 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Biochemistry text on the market, June 27, 2002

By	a scientist - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biochemistry (Hardcover)

This book covers much of the same material as Stryer with about twice the detail and vastly better illustrations. V&V's massive advantage is a detailed methods chapter that lets you understand how the advances in biology have been made, and why science is so slow and frustrating. If you're serious about understanding biological chemistry (as distinct from understanding how the cell works, in which case you'll want a book on molecular cell biology), look no further than this. The third edition will be coming out in 2002, at about the same time as the sixth edition of Stryer. Expect V&V to be more up-to-date, better illustrated and less verbose than its competition (although obviously I haven't seen either yet). If you're a medical student, try Devlin's Biochemistry with clinical correlations. If you want an integrated cell biology/biochemistry text, try Garrett and Grisham, including part 5.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best darned intro level biochem text out there, August 8, 2000

By	A reader from UCSF (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biochemistry (Hardcover)

Speaking as someone who suffered through what might be termed a "traditional" biochemistry sequence as an undergraduate (i.e. scads of memorization of every metabolic pathway on the planet; minimal emphasis on applying what you learned in general and organic chemistry to the class since it was assumed the premeds taking the class had forgotten it), the first time I read V & V was a breath of fresh air. I felt that biochemistry was not some obscure dark magic, but rather something that connected to the rest of chemistry. Now in what is termed "biophysics" ( I have a B.S. in chem and a doctoral degree in physics), I still reach for Voet and Voet whenever I need to check some obscure fact for whatever it is that I may be doing. To the 17 year old who said that all that chemistry stuff is "uncomprehendable", well, unless you've taken organic, inorganic and physical chemistry at a university level, it most likely is to you. However, for those of us who are actually trained in the physical sciences, Voet and Voet is the only real choice.

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for Chemistry Majors, February 28, 2000

By	D. Frank (Anchorage, AK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Biochemistry (Hardcover)

Voet & Voet is a wonderfully comprehensive biochemistry text. That said, it is intended for chemistry majors, so if you are going to medical school, don't waste your cash on Voet & Voet - get Stryer. Stryer is much easier to read and easier to comprehend, but is limited in depth. Voet & Voet can be overwhelming. Both texts are enhanced if you get the Lippincott's Illustrated Review.