Cover: The Organic Chemistry of Biological Pathways, 2nd Edition by John E. McMurry; Tadhg P. Begley

The Organic Chemistry of Biological Pathways

Second  Edition©2016  John E. McMurry; Tadhg P. Begley

ISBN:9781936221561

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Perfect for those who have a background in organic chemistry, Organic Chemistry of Biological Pathways appeals to those looking for a deeper understanding of the chemical reactions that take place in living organisms. After reintroducing the fundamentals of organic chemistry, the text jumps into in-depth coverage of the major metabolic pathways of the main classes of biomolecules; lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, nucleotides, and secondary metabolites. Coverage of the common coenzymes leads into examples of the common sorts of biological transformations as you begin to develop an understanding of the patterns found throughout bioorganic chemistry.

Table of Contents

1. Organic Mechanisms in Biological Chemistry

2. Biomolecules and Their Chirality

3. Lipids and Their Metabolism

5. Amino Acid Metabolism

6. Nucleotide Metabolism

7. Biosynthesis of Some Natural Products

8. A Summary of Biological Transformations

9. Chemical Principles of Enzymatic Catalysis

Appendixes

A. Visualizing Protein Structures Using PyMOL

B. Using the KEGG and BRENDA Databases

C. Answers to End-of-Chapter Problems

D. Abbreviations Used in this Book

Index

John E. McMurry

John E. McMurry received his B.A. from Harvard University and his Ph.D. at Columbia University. Dr. McMurry is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and an Alfred P. Sloan Research Foundation Fellow. He has received several awards, which include the National Institutes of Health Career Development Award, the Alexander von Humboldt Senior Scientist Award, and the Max Planck Research Award. In addition to The Organic Chemistry of Biological Pathways, he is also the author of Organic Chemistry, Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, and Chemistry (with Robert Fay).

Tadhg P. Begley

Tadhg P. Begley received his B.Sc. from National University of Ireland and his Ph.D. at the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Begley is the recipient of many awards, including the Merck Faculty Development Award and the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. His research group uses the principles and techniques of organic chemistry to study complex organic transformations found in vitamin biosynthetic pathways. In addition to The Organic Chemistry of Biological Pathways, Dr. Begley has edited Cofactor Biosynthesis: A Mechanistic Perspective.