Amino Acid Metabolism

Discusses the general metabolism of amino acids and other nitrogenous compounds and the detailed metabolism of individual amino acids with special reference to problems of human nutrition, medical biochemistry and disease.

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Bridging the gap between the relatively brief treatment of amino acid metabolism in most undergraduate textbooks of biochemistry and the detailed treatment in reference texts and specialist reviews, this book discusses the general metabolism of amino acids and other nitrogenous compounds and the detailed metabolism of individual amino acids with special reference to problems of human nutrition, medical biochemistry and disease. Metabolic pathways occuring in plant and microorganisms are also discussed. The first edition has now been substantially revised and rewritten and the literature reviewed up to mid-1984. Additionally, a more extensive bibliography has been prepared to guide the reader through the increased number of review articles and key original papers. New emphasis has been placed on nitrogen metabolism, nitrogen balance and protein turnover, nutritional aspects of amino acids and mechanisms of amino acid transport in mammalian tissues.