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Are you baffled by biochemistry? You’re not the first, and you won’t be the last. Here’s the good news — you don’t have to stay baffled! Biochemistry For Dummies shows you the fun and easy way to get a handle on biochemistry, apply the science, raise your grades, and prepare yourself to ace any standardized test.
This friendly, unintimidating guide presents an overview of the material covered in a typical college-level biochemistry course and makes biochemistry basics easy to understand. It explains all the topics and practical applications in plain English. From cell ultrastructure and carbohydrates to amino acids, proteins, and supramolecular structure, you’ll identify biochemical structures and reactions, send your grades soaring, and start looking forward to your next class, instead of dreading it. Discover how to:
- Master biochemistry basics
- Work through biochemistry problems
- Prepare for standardized tests
- Grasp amino acid and protein structures
- Nail down enzyme terminology
- Get a grip on the Michaelis-Menton equation
- Load up on carbo knowledge
- Crack the nucleic acid code
- Learn to love lipids — but not too much
- Master the ABCs of vitamins
- Apply biochem in everyday life
- Explore a career in the field
From water chemistry to protein synthesis Biochemistry For Dummies gives you the vital information, clear explanations, and important insights you need to increase your understanding and improve your performance on any biochemistry test.
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I found this book to be very helpful while taking my college level biochemistry course. Although it seems basic, it is a great review of the material involved in biochemistry.
I found it to be a great supplemental study guide in addtion to the course textbook.
Rating: 5 / 5
I had looked at a library copy of this and saw the missing reaction arrows and held off on buying it. I finally did buy it just to get an introduction.
In the second printing (NOT second edition) the reaction arrows are present – though they are shown as two double-headed arrows rather than the standard two single headed arrows.
But errors remain. For example, the formulas for valine and isoleucine inside the front cover are wrong. They have too many hydrogens on one of the carbon atoms. I don’t know how many more of these there are.
It’s really not a bad book but the errors drive me nuts.
Rating: 3 / 5
Just what I was going to say. I have NO background in biochemistry, but the first thing I noticed in the book was that it had errors on the cheat sheet–the very first page. On the other hand, by messing that up I learned the material (it’s correct in a chart later in the book) much better than if it had been right, so I guess I should thank the authors for that. The absence of arrows was beyond the pale. It makes it very difficult for me to trust the rest of the book when it has such obvious errors in it. I gave it two stars because it shows promise as an introductory book…once the egregious bugs are worked out in any subsequent edition.
Rating: 2 / 5
I used Biochemistry for Dummies to study for the ACS Biochemistry final at the University of Mississippi. Before the exam, I border-lined a high “B” and a low “A”. Using this book, I was able to study more efficiently in a shorter amount of time. Moore does an excellent job of explaining some of the most complex concepts of biochemistry in layman’s terms. I ended up scoring well enough on the exam to score an “A” in my class. This book sums up a biochemistry text book in roughly 300 easy-to-read/skim pages. I didn’t even open my text book. It was extremely helpful.
Rating: 4 / 5
Did anyone review this book before it was published? The lack of arrows in the reactions, the labeling of two valines in the “cheat sheet,” the structure of one of the valines is the same as the isoleucine, and leucine is left out. The book also mentions that mRNA for translation is directed to the mitochondria…a little confused on that one.
Overall, the book is a good review for those needing to refresh, but full of typos and stupid errors.
Rating: 3 / 5