Biochemical Calculations: How to Solve Mathematical Problems in General BiochemistryDesigned to supplement and complement any standard biochemistry text or lecture notes, this book helps provide a balanced picture of modern biochemistry by use of elementary mathematics in understanding properties and behavior of biological molecules. It provides a balanced picture of modern biochemistry by using elementary mathematics to explore the properties and behavior of biological molecules. The text discusses such topics as: * Aqueous Solutions and Acid-Base Chemistry * Chemistry of Biological Molecules * Bioenergetics * Enzymes * Spectrophotometry and Other Optical Methods * Isotopes in Biochemistry. Sample problems are solved completely in a step-by-step manner, and the answer to all practice problems are given at the end of the book. With Biochemical Calculations, 2nd Edition , students will gain confidence in their ability to handle mathematical problems, discovering that biochemistry is more than memorization of structures and pathways. |
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ACIDBASE CHEMISTRY | 1 |
E Amino Acids and Peptides | 69 |
F Blood Buffers | 83 |
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1/v versus a-COOH a-NH absorbance acetate allosteric amino acid ammonium sulfate amount assay atoms buffer cal/mole Calculate catalyzed cells cm cuvette competitive inhibitor compound conjugate acid conjugate base cuvette decreases dilution dissociation constant energy enzyme equilibrium factor first-order fluorescence fraction g/liter glucose glucose-6-phosphate glycine H₂O half-reaction Hill equation HOAc hydrolysis increases inhibition initial velocity intercept ionic strength ionization ions isotope K₁ kinetic Kmapp ligand linear liter membrane mixture molar molecule moles NADH NADPH nmoles noncompetitive noncompetitive inhibitor number of moles oxidized peptide phosphate pKa2 Problem protein radioactive rate constant ratio reciprocal plot residues sample saturation Slope solution containing specific activity steady-state substrate substrate binding substrate concentration succinate temperature tion titration Tricine units/ml unlabeled values velocity equation Vmax volume yield