Biochemistry

by Jeremy M. Berg, John L. Tymoczko, Lubert L. Stryer

With new co-authors Jeremy Berg and John Tymoczko, "Biochemistry" 5th edition has expanded integration of evolution, more chemical and structural insights, and a web based media component created simultaneously with the text. Improved pedagogy chapter opening outlines, expanded end of chapter problem sets, new types of problems, and special icons highlighting evolutionary coverage, clinically relevant material, or related media content on the Web. "Biochemistry" also becomes the first text to fully reflect the revolution that has taken place in biomedical science in the past ten years, culminating in the human genome project. A key focus of the new edition is the unifying features of protein structure and function that have been revealed by the incredible progress in gene sequencing. All molecular diagrams have been recreated by Jeremy Berg for clearer and more consistent presentations of structure throughout, with the art programme being increased by nearly 20 per cent over the previous edition. The new author team has also worked to maintain the book's defining the characteristic clarity.

Genres: Science, Textbooks, Biology, Chemistry, Nonfiction, Reference, School

1100 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Jeremy Mark Berg was founding director of the University of Pittsburgh's Institute for Personalized Medicine. He holds positions as Associate Senior Vice Chancellor for Science Strategy and Planning and Professor of Computational and Systems Biology at the University of Pittsburgh. From 2016 to 2019, Berg was editor in chief of the Science journals.

Reviews

[Ashley Hart · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best Biochemistry books that I have read including classroom assigned literature and self-discovered books. The layout and content of this book is very efficient and enjoyable to both newbies to the science genre and life long scientists. The authors do a great job of conveying lifetimes of scientific information to the masses in both an educational and stimulating approach. The information is very thorough and up-to-date in the field of Biochemistry. Reading this book with such captivating material in this engaging format was definitely a memorable experience in my education.

[Ofer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as much fun as Lehninger's. I used it primarily for the review questions rather than read it from cover to cover.

[Simeon Lazarus Hubbard · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most dependable Biochemistry books out there. Only rivalled by Voet.

[Maia Lanfranco · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a must for any students following an undergraduate course which includes study units in biochemistry. It presents the various biochemical concepts and processes very clearly, making them much easier to understand by the reader. Convenient summaries at the back of each chapter make it easier to revise a chapter quickly while still highlighting all of the important points in that particular chapter. A very helpful book which will definitely be a great aid to me during my university years and beyond. :)

[Tamara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finally done with this one

[anastasia]

may God bless the man who shall not be named i will never ever ever see you again and i could not be happier! extra thanks to stryer for this amazing book(fyi the metabolism chapter is bad you really should work on it) also i will not give all credits to this book for passing biochem because FFUL pull trough com aquela sebenta! extra thanks to ju that had to memorize all the enzymes names which btw very fucked up🥳🫶🏻

[Emilia Malecka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ehhh tego jest za dużo

[Zoe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Verbose and dense, but got the job done.

[Amy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn’t read, wouldn’t have liked it anyway

[Labi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for learning Biochemistry!🤩

[Anum · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book helped me a lot through my course in Biochemistry. There was only one issue with this book! It was too heavy to carry around! LOL

Otherwise, it was very well organised and quite well-written with all the pictures and illustrations to help with the understanding of some basic concepts in biochemistry. :)

[Karina]

The best Biochem Book out there!

[Christine Ricci · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's pretty easy to understand, but sometimes it glosses over topics that it shouldn't.

[Natalia · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book was my Bible a few years ago ;)

[Bharat Bhardwaj · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best book for any life science student, easy language and explanation.

[Hannah Olson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit dense at times definitely need caffeine to make it through a chapter. Wouldn’t recommend for a pleasure read. Could use better transitions.

[Agnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book!
I greatly appreciated the paragraphs that were given titles that reflected the topic in that paragraph. It helped to study: one could just read the title and consider re-studying the item or checking it off as "OK, I know that". My edition had an error in the DNA polymerases, which transpired during my exam. I suppose (hope) my professor passed it on.

[Edma · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book, because it had explained the concepts in a simple and attractive way. Was a good help for some crucial knowledge I had to refresh.

[Dutchess Gi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great study book, with good questions to help you learn.
No answers to check yours unfortunately.

[Syed Furkhan · Rating 5 out of 5]

biochemistry is essential for everyone

[Rafał Grochala · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid refresher. Exactly what you would expect from an 1000+ pages textbook.

[Blessing Bulasigoba]

its a very good book

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

stressful :(

[Regulus☪️Black♏ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ahh kocham sesje T.T

[dae · Rating 5 out of 5]

I passed biochem :)

[bookfan100 · Rating 5 out of 5]

best biochem textbook of all time

[Branden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible.

[Maya · Rating 3 out of 5]

תכלס זה כתוב טוב ומעניין ומסביר הרבה יותר טוב מהמרצה שלי אבל סבלתי אז 3 כוכבים והחלטתי שקראתי מספיק מזה בשביל להכניס את זה ליעד קריאה.

[Steve Stuart · Rating 4 out of 5]

This review is of the third edition. Considering that it was published more than 20 years ago and we have seen revolutionary changes in biotechnology in those two decades, this review may not be applicable to later editions, and it is difficult to judge this book by contemporary standards.

Biotechnology has advanced rapidly, but the underlying biochemistry has not changed, of course, and Stryer is an excellent text to learn it from. I am not a biochemist, and this is the book that convinced me I should not be one. But still, as a student I enjoyed reading this book more than any other chemistry textbook. Stryer does a great job of presenting not just the factual information, but some details about the experiments that were used to discover it, which makes it fascinating for any reader with a good chemistry background and an interest in chemical biology.

This book predates whole-genome sequencing, proteomics, RNA interference, and many other modern topics. Although these are not biochemistry, per se, and needn't really affect the presentation of the citric acid cycle, a biochemistry text with any mention of them whatsoever is bound to feel dated. So this text's time has come and gone, and I'm sure there are better options out there. But it's still a solid source for the fundamentals for those of us who still have it on our shelves.

[Fefia · Rating 2 out of 5]

ok, I have to admit that chemistry isn't really my favorite course but this book sucked big time! The authors tried to make a story out of facts and it just didn't work well. I've read other books about biochemistry, so I know what I'm talking about when I say this book was complicated, boring and confusing. The information which should be together is dispersed. The sentences instead of being short and consistent are more like when a person uses big words hoping to sound smart. Beating around the bush and....there! they lost me again!
The kind of book you want(have) to read as fast as possible so the suffering can come to an end.