Essentials of Medical Biochemistry

Expert biochemist R.V. Bhagavan’s new work condenses his successful Medical Biochemistry texts along with numerous case studies, to act as an extensive review and reference guide for both students and experts alike. The research-driven content includes four-color illustrations throughout to develop an understanding of the events and processes that are occurring at both the molecular and macrolecular levels of physiologic regulation, clinical effects, and interactions. Using thorough introductions, end of chapter reviews, fact-filled tables, and related multiple-choice questions, Bhagavan provides the reader with the most condensed yet detailed biochemistry overview available. More than a quick survey, this comprehensive text includes USMLE sample exams from Bhagavan himself, a previous coauthor. By N. V. Bhagavan, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa and Chung-Eun Ha, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa Table of Contents: 1. Cells - Structures and Functions 2. Water, Acids, Bases, and Buffers 3. Amino Acids 4. Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins 5. Energetics of Biological Systems 6. Enzymes and Enzyme Regulation 7. Clinical Enzymology and Biomarkers of Tissue Injury 8. Simple Carbohydrates 9. Heteropolysaccharides I: Glycoconjugates, Glycoproteins and Glycolipids 10. Connective Tissue: Fibrous and Non-Fibrous Proteins and Proteoglycans 11. Gastroentestinal Digestion and Absorption 12. Carbohydrate Metabolism I: Glycolysis and TCA Cycle 13. Electron Transport Chain, Oxidative Phosphorylation, and Other Oxygen-consuming Systems 14. Carbohydrate Metabolism II: Gluconeogenesis, Glycogen Synthesis and Breakdown, and Alternative Pathways 15. Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism 16. Lipids I: Fatty Acids and Eicosanoids 17. Lipids II: Phospholipids, Glycosphingolipids, and Cholesterol 18. Lipids III: Plasma Lipoproteins 19. Contractile Systems 20. Perturbations of Energy Metabolism: Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus 21. Structure and properties of DNA 22. DNA Replication, Repair, and Mutagenesis 23. RNA and Protein Synthesis 24. Regulation of Gene Expression 25. Nucleotide Metabolism 26. Hemoglobin 27. Metabolism of Iron and Heme 28. Endocrine Metabolism I: Introduction and Signal Transduction 29. Endocrine Metabolism II: Hypothalamus and Pituitary 30. Endocrine Metabolism III: Adrenal Glands 31. Endocrine Metabolism IV: Thyroid Gland 32. Endocrine Metabolism V: Reproductive System 33. Immunology 34. Biochemistry of Hemostasis 35. Mineral Metabolism 36. Vitamin Metabolism 37. Water, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance 38. Case Studies