30-second biochemistry : the 50 vital processes in and around living organisms, each explained in half a minute /: the 50 vital processes in and around living organisms, each explained in half a minute. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Thirty-second biochemistry
• Further Information: Note: Stephen Contakes.
• Authors: Contakes, Stephen
• Contents: 6 Introduction; Chapter 1: Biochemistry’s Context ; 12 GLOSSARY; 14 Life’s Scale; 16 Life’s Units; 18 Life’s Power; 20 Life’s Rules; 22 Life’s Matrix; 24 Life’s Give & Take; 26 Profile: Lawrence Henderson; 28 Life’s Organizing Force; Chapter 2: Building Blocks ; 32 GLOSSARY; 34 Elements; 36 Bonds: Life’s Handedness; 38 Chains: Biological Polymers; 40 Lipids; 42 Sweetness: Carbohydrates; 44 Profile: Frederick Sanger; 46 Life’s Letters: Nucleotides; 48 Workforce: Amino Acids; & Peptides; Chapter 3: Machinery ; 52 GLOSSARY; 54 Protein Folding & Aggregation; 56 Shape: Protein Structure; 58 Profile: Max Perutz; 60 Roads & Rafters: Structural; Proteins; 62 Motors; 64 Transport & Storage; 66 Membranes, Messengers; & Receptors; 68 Making Life Go: Enzymes; Chapter 4: Harvesting Energy ; 72 GLOSSARY; 74 Life’s Currency; 76 Using Big Carbs; 78 Using Small Carbs; 80 Long-term Storage; & Burning Fats; 82 The Central Hub; 84 Profile: Hans Krebs; 86 ATP From Air; 88 Mobilizing the Cell; Chapter 5: Making Life ; 92 GLOSSARY; 94 Burning in Reverse; Photosynthesis; 96 Bringing in the Nitrogen; 98 Pooling the Amino Acids; 100 The Making of the; Message Bearers; 102 Maintaining the Code; 104 Profile: James Watson, Francis; Crick & Rosalind Franklin; 106 Reading the Book; 108 Doctoring Decoding: Epigenetics; 110 Finding the Source; Chapter 6: Staying Alive ; 114 GLOSSARY; 116 In & Out: Digestion & Excretion; 118 Blood, Breath & Balance; 120 Moving; 122 Profile: Hugh Huxley; 124 Biochemistry on the Brain; 1 26 Detox; 128 Electrolyte Balance; 130 Coordinating the Defence; Chapter 7: In Sickness & Health ; 134 GLOSSARY; 136 Things We Need; 138 Staying Fit; 140 Progeny & the Pill; 142 Maintaining the Right Balance; 144 Repelling the Hijackers; 146 Profile: Gertrude Elion; & George Hitchings; 148 When Cells Break Bad; 150 Gene Editing; 152 Appendices; 154 Resources; 156 Notes on Contributors; 158 Index; 160 Acknowledgements;
• Publisher Details: Brighton : Ivy Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 572; Biochemistry -- Popular works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780711263697
• Related ISBNs: 9780711263673
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