Biochemistry Study Guide

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Summary: Biochemistry Study Guide Audience: Intended for everyone interested in Biochemistry, particularly undergraduate and graduate life science students. FEATURES: - Fully illustrated - Complete lists of amino acids, functional groups, chemical classes. - IUPAC nomenclature - Periodic Table - Navigate from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases - Use your down time to prepare for an exam. - Always have the guide available for a quick reference. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Chapters: I. Biomolecules II. Chemical Properties III. Structural Compounds IV. Enzymes V. Membranes And Transport VI. Energy Pathways VII. Signal Transduction VIII. Techniques Appendices: General Index Common Atoms Hydrocarbons Standard Amino Acids Functional groups Chemical classes IUPAC nomenclature Periodic Table I. Biomolecules Carbohydrates: Monosaccharides | Sugar | Disaccharide | Oligosaccharide | Polysaccharide | Starch | Glycogen | Gluconeogenesis Lipids: Fatty Acids | Fatty Acid Degradation | Fatty Acid Synthesis | Triglyceride | Waxes | Lipoprotein | Phospholipids | Cholesterol Nucleic acids: DNA | DNA replication | Mitochondrial DNA | RNA | mRNA | tRNA | Non-coding RNA | siRNA | RNA Degradation | Codon | Adenin | Cytosine | Guanine | Thymine | Uracil | Oligonucleotides Proteins: Amino acid | Peptide | Primary structure | Secondary structure | Tertiary structure | Protein folding | Protein Degradation II. Chemical Properties Bonds: Covalent | Non-covalent | Ionic bond | Hydrogen bond | Van der Waals attractions | Hydrophobic forces Hydrophilicity: Hydrophilic | Hydrophobic | Polarity pH: pH | Acid | Alkaline | Base Redox: Reduction and oxidation | Citric acid cycle | Hydrolysis III. Structural Compounds In cells: Actin | Intermediate filament | Microtubule | Flagellin | Peptidoglycan | Myelin | Myosin In animals: Chitin | Keratin | Collagen | Silk In plants: Cellulose | Lignin | Cell wall IV. Enzymes Enzymes: Etymology and history | 3D Structure | Thermodynamics | Kinetics | Inhibition | Metabolic pathways and allosteric enzymes | Enzyme-naming conventions Examples: Ubiquitin | Kinase | Dehydrogenase | Proteasome V. Membranes And Transport Structure: Fluid mosaic model | Detailed Structure Membrane Components: Phospholipids | Sphingomyelin | Glycolipid Movement of Molecules: Diffusion | Osmosis | Electrochemical gradient | Membrane permeability Passive transport: Facilitated diffusion | Ion channel Active transport: ATP-Dependent Na/K Pump | V-ATPase | Proton pump | Electron transport | Antiporter | Symporter | Exocytosis | Endocytosis VI. Energy Pathways Cellular respiration: Aerobic respiration | Theoretical yields | Anaerobic respiration | Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) 1. Glycolysis: Preparatory phase | Pay-off phase | Entry of sugars | Control of flux | Energy pay-off | Follow-up | Intermediates for other pathways | High aerobic glycolysis | Alternative nomenclature | Oxidative decarboxylation 2. Krebs cycle/Citric Acid cycle 3. Oxidative Phosphorylation and much more...

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