This comprehensive text thoroughly explains basic biochemical concepts while offering a unified presentation of life and its variation through evolution. Incorporates both classical and current research to illustrate the historical source of much of our biochemical knowledge. Contains a wealth of biochemical applications such as agricultural, pharmaceutical, medical and forensic. This edition has been updated to reflect the enormous advances in molecular and protein structure. Features increased emphasis on human disease, more end-of-chapter problems and extensive use of molecular biological techniques.
Extrememly well organized and well illustrated, this book covers the basics very well. Once again, I used it a great deal for my doctoral work, but I imagine the text is out of date by now. Still, a lot of what is detailed is as valuable now as it was 20 years ago. As I recall, there was a lot of evolutionary biochem detailed. I found that more could have done by way of neurobiology, but that is a specialty field that cannot be covered in great depth in a text like this. If the book has been updated over the years, it is a must have. If not, it is still a very valuable resource. I think I still have it!
Great book. This was my favorite BioChem book. It was so useful in grad school when I book my structure and function class. Great diagrams.. I unfortunatly left it in my lab when I left grad school. AGHHHH!!