Biochemistry For Dummies by John T. Moore (PDF)

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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 basicsWork through biochemistry problemsPrepare for standardized testsGrasp amino acid and protein structuresNail down enzyme terminologyGet a grip on the Michaelis-Menton equationLoad up on carbo knowledgeCrack the nucleic acid codeLearn to love lipids — but not too muchMaster the ABCs of vitaminsApply biochem in everyday lifeExplore a career in the fieldFrom 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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Editorial Reviews: From the Back Cover Covers proteins, carbohydrates, and geneticsGrasp biochem basics, apply the science, and ace your examsAre you baffled by biochemistry? This unintimidating guide makes it easy to understand, explaining 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, improve your grades, and get ready to tackle your tests.Discover how to: Master biochemistry basics Work through biochem problems Prepare for standardized tests Apply biochem in everyday life Explore a career in the field About the Author John Moore grew up in the foothills of Western North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, where he received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry. He earned his master’s degree in chemistry from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. After a stint in the United States Army, he decided to try his hand at teaching. In 1971, he joined the chemistry faculty of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, where he still teaches chemistry. In 1985 he started back to school part time and in 1991 received his doctorate in education from Texas A&M University. For the last five years has been the co-editor (along with one of his former students) of the “Chemistry for Kids” feature of The Journal of Chemical Education. In 2003, his first book, Chemistry For Dummies, was published, soon to be followed by Chemistry Made Simple. John enjoys cooking and making custom knife handles from exotic woods. Richard Langley grew up in southwestern Ohio. He attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he received bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and mineralogy and then a master’s degree in chemistry. His next stop was the University of Nebraska, where he received his doctorate in chemistry. Afterwards, he took a postdoctoral position at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, followed by a visiting assistant professor position at the University of Wisconsin at River Falls. In 1982, he moved to Stephen F. Austin State University. For the past several years, he and John have been graders for the Free Response portion of the AP Chemistry Exam. He and John have collaborated on several writing projects, including 5 Steps To A 5 on the AP: Chemistry and Chemistry for the Utterly Confused. Rich enjoys jewelry making and science fiction.

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⭐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.

⭐Good read.

⭐Looks Brand New.

⭐As presented with timely delivery.

⭐too many errors in book, there’s literally an error every other page,for a struggling biochem student, nobody wants to learn from a book w/ errors on almost every other page.The author did not use equilibrium arrows either

⭐this book is very beneficial for intro into biochemistry. It is useful for biology undergraduate level in biochemistry but is a little too simple for chemistry department biochem classes.

⭐As advertised.

⭐Do not buy this book! It says on the cover “a reference for the rest of us”. What a joke, this book is filled with elementary errors. I mean, the authors should look at the book at least once before dedicating it to “my wife”, “my mother”, “my sons”, etc. 😉 I bought the book yesterday. Opened on “ATP: The body’s monetary system” (chapter 13). In about 15 minutes of casual reading I found 5 error. Common authors, it will be great that you read it once.Among errors- Figure 13-1. Glycolysis. ATP is produced not consumed in 2 and 9 step of the second phase of glycolysis. This is the whole point of glycolysis! It says correctly in the text, but the figure is wrong. And the authors ask people to return frequently to the this figure! ;-0- page 199 first sentence, it should be not “… transfer of a phosphate group from C-2 to C-3”, but the other way around.- page 201, on the bottom right of the page, chemical formula and structure of Ethanol (!) is given incorrectly. Common authors, get some basic Biochemistry TextBook and learn the formula for ethanol. Or just hire a good undergraduate student for 20 $ an hour to proof-read your error-filled “guide for the rest of us”. 3 GROSS errors in 15 minutes, I would never read this book again!

⭐Before buying this book I didn’t like the idea of the “For Dummies” books, I found the concept patronising, But this book is brilliant! If you want to get in to Biochemistry and learning the basic principles, this book teaches you it in a bite size way and doesn’t over complicate the facts.You can’t go wrong with the price, This book is a great place to start on your Biochemical journey.

⭐Still not finished reading it, but so far so good, and it’s been reasonably easy even for a dummy to follow. I particularly wanted help in understanding the relationship between pH and proteins which has been quite well explained, so I’m now looking forward to tackling the section on the TCA cycle. It would have been useful to have had a book like this about 20 years ago.

⭐simple and easy with nice practical example

⭐Dummies guides are good research and greatly priced.

⭐As described

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