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Essentials of Biochemistry

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Authors:
  1. Herbert J. Fromm

    1. Dept. Biochemistry, Biophysics &, Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, USA

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  2. Mark Hargrove

    1. Dept. Biochemistry, Biophysics &, Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, USA

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  • Gets back to the basics in biochemistry.
  • Focuses on the chemical rather than biological aspects of biochemistry.
  • For students who had a year of organic chemistry.
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. The Cell and Its Components

    • Herbert J. Fromm, Mark S. Hargrove
    Pages 1-4

  3. Introduction to Biomolecules

    • Herbert J. Fromm, Mark S. Hargrove
    Pages 5-34

  4. Protein Structure and Function

    • Herbert J. Fromm, Mark S. Hargrove
    Pages 35-52

  5. Enzymes

    • Herbert J. Fromm, Mark S. Hargrove
    Pages 53-80

  6. Enzyme Kinetics

    • Herbert J. Fromm, Mark S. Hargrove
    Pages 81-122

  7. Coenzymes and Vitamins

    • Herbert J. Fromm, Mark S. Hargrove
    Pages 123-148

  8. Introduction to Metabolism

    • Herbert J. Fromm, Mark S. Hargrove
    Pages 149-161

  9. Carbohydrate Metabolism A: Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis

    • Herbert J. Fromm, Mark S. Hargrove
    Pages 163-204

  10. The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

    • Herbert J. Fromm, Mark S. Hargrove
    Pages 205-222

  11. Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation

    • Herbert J. Fromm, Mark S. Hargrove
    Pages 223-238

  12. Carbohydrate Metabolism B: Di-, Oligo-, and Polysaccharide Synthesis and Degradation

    • Herbert J. Fromm, Mark S. Hargrove
    Pages 239-256

  13. Lipid Metabolism

    • Herbert J. Fromm, Mark S. Hargrove
    Pages 257-278

  14. Amino Acid Metabolism

    • Herbert J. Fromm, Mark S. Hargrove
    Pages 279-292

  15. Nucleotide Metabolism

    • Herbert J. Fromm, Mark S. Hargrove
    Pages 293-315

  16. Photosynthesis

    • Herbert J. Fromm, Mark S. Hargrove
    Pages 317-329

  17. DNA, RNA, and Protein Metabolism

    • Herbert J. Fromm, Mark S. Hargrove
    Pages 331-352

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 353-364
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About this book

This textbook, Essentials of  Biochemistry is aimed at chemistry and biochemistry undergraduate students and first year biochemistry graduate students. It incorporates the lectures of the authors given to students with a strong chemistry background. An emphasis is placed on metabolism and reaction mechanisms and how they are studied. As the title of the book implies, the text lays the basis for an understanding of the fundamentals of biochemistry.

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“Essentials of biochemistry is aimed at undergraduate chemistry and biochemistry students with a specific interest in the subjects of cellular metabolism and enzyme reaction mechanisms. … book covers chemical concepts such as stereochemistry, oxidation and reduction reactions, chemical kinetics and reaction mechanisms. It also provides good examples to illustrate these concepts. … is well organised and illustrated, and clearly written throughout, making these complex subjects easier to understand for an undergraduate reader. … it would be a very useful addition to any biochemistry student’s library.” (Ann Dixon, Chemistry World, December, 2012)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Biochemistry, Biophysics &, Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, USA

    Herbert J. Fromm, Mark Hargrove

About the authors

Herbert J. Fromm (1929-) received the BS degree from Michigan State College (University) in 1950 and the Ph.D. degree in 1954 from Loyola University School of Medicine (Chicago). He was a postdoctoral fellow in Professor Paul D. Boyer’s laboratory in 1956 at the University of Minnesota. Professor Fromm was on the faculty of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine (1954-1966) and Iowa State University (1966-2008) where he retired as a Distinguished Professor. Professor Fromm’s research interests are in enzyme chemistry, enzyme mechanisms, and enzyme kinetics. He is the author of approximately 200 full-length research publications. Professor Fromm served on the editorial boards of “The Journal of Biological Chemistry” and “Biochemica et Biophysica Acta,.” He is an AAAS Fellow and a recipient of a Career Development Award from NIH. He was a member of NIH study sections, NSF panels, and a consultant for the NIH Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Mark S. Hargrove (1970-) is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology at Iowa State University. He has a BS degree in Chemistry and Biology from the University of Nebraska (1991), and a PhD in Biochemistry from Rice University (1995). Following postdoctoral training with Professor John. S. Olson at Rice University, Professor Hargrove started his academic career at Iowa State University as an Assistant Professor in 1998. His research has focused on questions concerning the relationship of protein structure and function, with a particular interest in heme proteins.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Essentials of Biochemistry

  • Authors: Herbert J. Fromm, Mark Hargrove

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19624-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-19623-2Published: 05 January 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51942-4Published: 09 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-19624-9Published: 23 December 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 364

  • Topics: Biochemistry, general, Bioorganic Chemistry

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