Medical Biochemistry: Human Metabolism in Health and Disease provides a concise yet thorough explanation of human metabolism and its role in health and diseases.

Focusing on the physiological context of human metabolism without extensive consideration of the mechanistic principles of underlying enzymology, the book serves as both a text and resource in medical, dental, and allied health.

Contents

1. Introduction to metabolism.
2. Enzymes
3. Digestion and absorption
4. Glycolysis
5. The TCA Cycle
6. Electron transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation
7. Pentose phosphate pathway
8. Glycogen
9. Gluconeogenesis
10. Beta-oxidation
11. Fatty acids synthesis
12. Triacylglycerols
13. Ethanol
14. Phospholipid metabolism
15. Eicosanoids
16. Glycolipids and Glycoproteins
17. Cholesterol synthesis and transport
18. Steroid and bile acid synthesis
19. Nitrogen homeostasis
20. Amino acid metabolism
21. Sulfur Metabolism
22. Folate & B12 (One Carbon)
23. Purines and pyrimidines
24. Heme
25. Integration of metabolism

Index

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