Human Biochemistry

2nd Edition

Gerald Litwack
Elsevier S&T
882 pages
ISBN: 9780323857185
November 2021

This book provides a comprehensive, pragmatic introduction to biochemistry as it relates to human development and disease. Here, award-wining researcher and longtime teacher Gerald Litwack discusses the biochemical aspects of organ systems and tissue, cells, proteins, enzymes, insulins and sugars, lipids, nucleic acids, amino acids, polypeptides, steroids, and vitamins and nutrition, among other topics. Fully updated to address recent advances, the new edition features fresh discussions on hypothalamic releasing hormones, DNA editing with CRISPR, new functions of cellular prions, plant-based diet and nutrition, and much more.