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Handbook of Biochemistry and Nutrition for Nursing and Allied Health Students

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About the Book

• Updated and presented in a two-colour format.
• Written in simple and easy-to-understand language.
• Offers a logical sequence of events as to aid in learning and memorization.
• Contains list of laboratory test, normal ranges and their clinical application.
• The content of the book is divided into 24 chapters.
• Four new chapters have been included, named as Free Radicals and Antioxidants, Radioisotopes in Medicine, Biochemistry of AIDS, and Biochemistry of Cancer.
• Revisions have been made in chapters, such as Metabolism of Carbohydrates, Chemistry of Lipids, Hormones, Chemistry of Amino Acids and Proteins, Nutrition, etc.
• Incorporates new diagrams, flow charts and tables.
• Each chapter begins with a summary and ends with self-assessment questions that involve short answer questions, case studies and multiple choice questions (MCQs) with answers.
• An exam-oriented book for the students of nursing, pharmacy and allied health sciences.

About the Author

Shivananda Nayak B, MSc PHD FAGE NRCC-CC (USA) FACB (USA) Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical sciences,The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago Visiting Professor , Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences, Shimoga, Karnataka,India



Table of Contents:
1. The Cell 1 Transport Across Membrane 6 Cell Fractionation 9 2. Enzymes 13 Chemical Nature of Enzymes 14 Active Site of an Enzyme 15 Factors Affecting the Enzyme Activity 16 Classification of Enzymes 17 Enzyme Specificity 17 Mechanism of Enzyme Catalysis 17 3. Chemistry of Amino Acids and Proteins 32 Proteins 32 Classification of Amino Acids 35 Classifications of Proteins 38 Structure of Proteins 40 Albumin 43 Immunoglobulin 45 Human Leukocyte Antigen 51 Specialized Proteins 53 4. Metabolism of Amino Acids 64 Catabolism of Amino Acids 65 Urea Cycle 67 Metabolism of Important Amino Acids 69 5. Chemistry of Carbohydrates 82 Classification 82 Isomerism in Carbohydrates 85 6. Metabolism of Carbohydrates 91 Digestion and Absorption of Carbohydrates 91 Metabolism of Carbohydrates 94 Glycolysis 95 7. Chemistry of Lipids 137 Definition 137 Functions 137 Classification 138 Properties 148xviii Handbook of Biochemistry and Nutrition 8. Metabolism of Lipids 155 Digestion and Absorption of Lipids 155 Oxidation of Fatty Acids 158 Alcohol Metabolism 171 Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease 172 Integration of Metabolism 175 9. Hemoglobin and its Synthesis 188 Structure of Hemoglobin 188 10. Hormones 204 Pituitary Hormones 206 Thyroid Hormones 209 Parathyroid Hormones 210 Adrenal Gland 210 Pancreas 215 Female Sex Hormones 216 Testes 217 11. Acid-Base Balance 223 Anion Gap 231 12. Biological Oxidation 236 13. Vitamins 243 Fat-soluble Vitamins 243 Water-soluble Vitamins 249 B-complex Vitamins 250 14. Metabolism of Minerals 263 Calcium 263 Phosphorus 266 Magnesium 267 Sodium 268 Potassium 274 Chloride 278 Microminerals or Trace Elements 278 Iron 278 Copper 281 Zinc 282 Manganese 282 Molybdenum 283 Cobalt 283 Selenium 283 Fluoride 284 Chromium 284 Iodine 284Contents xix 15. Nutrition 288 Calorie 288 Dietary Fiber 291 Nutrition-related Diseases 298 16. Molecular Biology 312 Nucleosides and Nucleotides 312 17. Biosynthesis of Purine Nucleotides 343 Biosynthesis of Pyrimidine Nucleotides 347 18. Organ Function Tests 352 Liver Function Tests 352 Jaundice 354 Renal Function Tests 356 Thyroid Function Tests 359 Gastric Function Tests 362 19. Instrumentation and Techniques 365 Spectrophotometry/Colorimetry 365 Centrifugation 368 Electrophoresis 370 Chromatography 371 Radioimmunoassay 374 Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA ) 374 20. Biochemistry of Free Radicals and Antioxidants 376 Antioxidants 377 Xenobiotics 379 21. Biochemistry of AIDS 381 Genome Organization 385 22. Biochemistry of Cancer 389 23. Radioisotopes in Medicine 392 24. Laboratory Values 398 Blood 398 Urine 401 Index 403


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9789351524250
  • Publisher: Jp Medical Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Jp Medical Ltd
  • Edition: 0003-
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 110 gr
  • ISBN-10: 9351524256
  • Publisher Date: 30 Apr 2015
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 241 mm
  • No of Pages: 432
  • Spine Width: 0 mm
  • Width: 185 mm


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