This undergraduate textbook describes the structure and function of the major classes of cellular constituents, and explains the physical, chemical, and biological context in which each biomolecule, reaction, and pathway operates. The fourth edition adds a chapter on the regulation of metabolism, reflects recent advances, and incorporates new experimental methodologies and an expanded and redesigned treatment of reaction mechanisms. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
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The Absolute, Ultimate Guide combines an innovative study guide with a reliable solutions manual in one convenient volume. A poster-size Cellular Metabolic Map is packaged with the Guide, on which students can draw the reactions and pathways of metabolism in their proper compartments within the cell.