Key Concepts in Biochemistry

This book offers to provide a brief explanation of the key terms and concepts of Biochemistry. Biochemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and metabolism. Cover 1 Title Page 5 Copyright 6 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS 9 Preface 11 A 13 B 23 C 35 D 47 E 59 F 75 G 87 H 99 I 111 J 123 K 129 L 141 M 153 N 164 O 174 P 185 Q 196 R 205 S 217 T 232 U 241 V 249 W 258 X 265 Y 270 Z 274 References 279 Index 285 Back Cover 291