Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry 6th Edition by David L. Nelson and Michael M. Cox strikes a careful balance of current science and enduring concepts, incorporating a tremendous amount of new findings, but only those that help illustrate biochemistry’s foundational principles. With this edition, students will encounter new information emerging from high throughput DNA sequencing, x-ray crystallography, and the manipulation of genes and gene expression, and other techniques.
In addition, students will see how contemporary biochemistry has shifted away from exploring metabolic pathways in isolation to focusing on interactions among pathways. They will also get an updated understanding of the relevance of biochemistry to the study of human disease (especially diabetes) as well as the important role of evolutionary theory in biochemical research.
These extensive content changes, as well as new art and powerful new learning technologies make this edition of Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry the most impressive yet. For over 35 years, this book has put those defining principles into practice, guiding students through a coherent introduction to the essentials of biochemistry without overwhelming them.
This book explains the principles of biochemistry extremely clearly. It reinforces these principles over and over. The order is excellent. While most books immediately lay down foundations and work up, this book goes beyond. It lays the foundations, builds a layer, reinforces the existing foundation, builds another layer, and reinforces any cracks or holes that may have popped up in the foundation once more. The illustrations are clear. If you don't get Figure X-1, then Figure X-2 will likely clear things up for you. Each figure is clearly explained. All angles are approached.
There are no holes for students to fall through and miss something, doomed to be completely clueless for the rest of the semester. A lot of textbooks have a habit of leaving traps in the forms of missed concepts, ideas that were not thoroughly explained, and when there is a hole in the foundation, the rest of the semester becomes swiss cheese.
If you don't understand nucleophilic attack in organic chemistry, you will probably not understand SN1 or SN2 reactions, and if you don't understand resonance structures, you will not understand aromaticity. In this text, there is no swiss cheese. You will learn and understand biochemistry. You will read along and understand. Key terms are bolded. Figures are given in red text and explained in clear captions.
Book Details
Series: Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry
Hardcover: 1340 pages
Publisher: W.H. Freeman; Sixth Edition edition (November 21, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1429234148
ISBN-13: 978-1429234146
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