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Springer The Organic Chemistry Of Biological Pathways 2Ed (HB) by Mcmurry J
This textbook was written for an audience of advanced undergraduates and graduate students who want a deeper understanding of the chemical reactions that take place in living organisms. The authors assume readers have a background in organic chemistry at the level of the typical two-semester college course. Although enzymes are crucial to biological reactions, the authors' focus always remains on the reactivity patterns of the substrate molecules and on the organic, arrow-pushing details of the individual reactions. All mechanisms have been updated in this second edition, and several hundred references to recent literature are given for those students who want more detail. Table of Contents:- 1. Organic Mechanisms in Biological Chemistry2. Biomolecules and Their Chirality3. Lipids and Their Metabolism5. Amino Acid Metabolism6. Nucleotide Metabolism7. Biosynthesis of Some Natural Products8. A Summary of Biological Transformations9. Chemical Principles of Enzymatic CatalysisAppendixesA. Visualizing Protein Structures Using PyMOLB. Using the KEGG and BRENDA DatabasesC. Answers to End-of-Chapter ProblemsD. Abbreviations Used in this BookIndexshow more