Netter's Essential Biochemistry

Concise writing, a focus on clinical applications, and superb illustrations make Netter’s Essential Biochemistry, by Peter Ronner, PhD, the perfect choice for a basic understanding of biochemistry.. A single expert voice, informed by the insights of a team of reviewers, provides continuity throughout the text, presenting essentials of biochemical principles step by step. Summary diagrams help you grasp key concepts quickly, and end-of-chapter questions reinforce key concepts.

Table of Contents:

    The Human Karyotype and the Structure of DNA

    DNA Repair and Therapy of Cancer

    DNA Replication

    Clinical Tests Based on DNA or RNA

    Basic Genetics for Biochemistry

    Transcription and RNA processing

    Protein Synthesis and Posttranslational Protein Processing

    Cell Cycle and Cancer

    The Structure of Proteins and Protein Aggregates in Degenerative Diseases

    Enzymes and Consequences of Enzyme Deficiencies

    Biological Membranes

    Collagen, Collagenopathies, and Diseases of Mineralization

    Pathologic Alterations of the Extracellular Matrix that Involve Fibrillin, Elastin, or Proteoglycans

    Heme Metabolism, Porphyrias, and Hyperbilirubinemia

    Iron Metabolism: Iron-Deficiency Anemia and Iron Overload

    Erythropoiesis, Hemoglobin Function, and the CBC

    Hemoglobinopathies

    Carbohydrate Transport, Carbohydrate Malabsorption, and Lactose Intolerance

    Glycolysis and its Regulation by Hormones and Hypoxia

    Fructose and Galactose Metabolism: Hereditary Fructose Intolerance and Galactosemia

    Pentose Phosphate Pathway, Oxidative Stress, and Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency

    Citric Acid Cycle and Thiamine Deficiency

    Oxidative Phosphorylation and Mitochondrial Diseases

    Glycogen Metabolism and Glycogen Storage Diseases

    Gluconeogenesis and Fasting Hypoglycemia

    Insulin and Counterregulatory Hormones

    Fatty acids, Ketone Bodies, and Ketoacidosis

    Triglycerides and Hypertriglyceridemia

    Cholesterol Metabolism and Hypercholesterolemia

    Metabolism of Ethanol and the Consequences of Alcohol Dependence Syndrome

    Steroid Hormones and Vitamin D

    Eicosanoids

    Signaling

    Digestion of Dietary Protein and Net Synthesis of Protein in the Body

    Protein degradation, Amino Acid Metabolism, and Nitrogen Balance

    One-Carbon Metabolism, Folate Deficiency, and Cobalamin Deficiency

    Pyrimidine Nucleotides and Chemotherapy

    Gout and Other Diseases Related to the Metabolism of Purine Nucleotides

    Diabetes