Biochemistry Encyclopedia - (Complete Four Volumes)

Author: Lü Nanzhi
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Biochemistry aims to study the chemical substances that constitute life and the processes of their changes. This discipline is one of the core subjects of life sciences, with a history of over 100 years. This encyclopedia includes 519 entries, covering all fields related to biochemistry, including medical aspects and practical technologies. It includes lipids, sugars, membranes, membrane proteins, metabolism, vitamins and hormones, cellular structure and function, protein/enzyme structure, function, and degradation, bioenergetics, molecular biology, communication, technology, and methods. The contributors to this encyclopedia come from all over the world, including over 400 senior experts from 22 countries. The purpose of this encyclopedia is to make it accessible to readers with a basic foundation in chemistry and biology.