Understanding Metabolism (eBook)

Metabolism Is The Baseline Of The Molecular Mechanisms Of All Life Forms. Throughout The History Of Understanding This Scientific Discipline, Biochemists Have Worked To Reveal The Fundamental Chemical And Physical Principles That Underlie These Living Processes. The Progress In Our Understanding Of Living Organisms, Already Enormous By The Early 1990s, Is Currently Being Exceeded, In No Small Measure, Because Of The Spectacular Advances In Molecular Technologies That Are Based On Biochemical Research. The Challenge In Life And Biological Science Education Is How To Prepare Students For Careers In Diverse Fields In Which The Pace Of Knowledge Accumulation Will Only Accelerate In The Foreseeable Future. In This Regard, The Most Important Tool That Teachers Can Offer The Students Of Biological Science Disciplines Is A Coherent Understanding Of The Basics Of This Cellular Metabolic Process. The First Edition Of Understanding Metabolism Has Been Designed And Compiled To Provide A Logical, Basic And Accessible Introduction To Biochemical Principles Underlying Cellular Metabolism. Organization And Approach This Textbook Is Designed To Provide An Insight Into Metabolic Processes To Meet The Curricular Requirements Of Zoology, Botany, Physiology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Medical Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology And Biotechnology Branches Of Modern Life Science Subject, Chemistry And Other Physical Science Majors. Based On The Standard Undergraduate Curriculum (CSIR And ICAR) Followed In These Disciplines This Book Will Be A Handy Guide To Ensure That All Students Are Sufficiently Prepared For Acquiring A Meaningful Understanding Of Biochemistry, Metabolism And Cellular Physiology. The Book Is Written In A Lucid Style And The Theoretical Discussions Are Supplemented With Simplified Block Diagrams And Colored Illustrations. The Subject Matter Is Explained In A Simple And Precise Language And Also In Sequential Order. Several Themes Are Introduced In These Early Chapters And Continued Throughout The Book. Emphasis Is Placed On The Relationship Between Molecular Architecture And The Functional Properties Of Biomolecules, And The Dynamic, Unceasing, And Self-Regulating Nature Of Living Processes. Students Are Also Provided With Overviews Of The Major Physical And Chemical Techniques That Biochemists Have Used To Explore Life At The Molecular Level. Those Students Who Find The Subject Interesting And Wish To Delve Deeper Are Provided With References To More Detailed Texts. We Have Tried Our Best To Make This Book Free From Errors By Correcting The Galley Proof Several Times. Yet, Mistakes Noticed By The Readers And Suggestions For Improvement If Any, May Kindly Be Brought To The Notice Of The Authors, So That The Next Edition May Be More Useful To Those For Whom The Book Has Been Written.