Manga Guide To Biochemistry

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Item#: 9781593272760
Author Takemura, Masaharu
Cover Paperback
 


Kumi loves to eat, but she's worried that her passion for junk food is affecting her health. Determined to unlock the secrets of dieting, she enlists the help of her brainy friend Nemoto and his beautiful biochemistry professor, Dr. Kurosaka. And so it begins...

Follow along inThe Manga Guide to Biochemistryas Kumi explores the mysteries of her body's inner workings. With the help of RoboCat, the professor's friendly endoscopic robot, you'll soar through the incredible chemical machinery that keeps us alive and get an up-close look at biopolymers like DNA and proteins, the metabolic processes that turn our food into energy, and the enzymes that fuel our bodies' chemical reactions.

As you dive into the depths of plant and animal cells, you'll learn about:
-The metabolism of substances like carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and alcohol
-How the energy powerhouses known as mitochondria produce ATP
-DNA transcription and the different types of RNA that work together to translate the genetic code into proteins
-Enzyme kinetics, how they're measured, and how enzyme inhibition works

Whether you're a medical student, an amateur scientist, or just curious about how your body turns cupcakes into energy,The Manga Guide to Biochemistryis your key to understanding the science of life.

Table of Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1: What Happens Inside Your Body?
Chapter 2: Photosynthesis and Respiration
Chapter 3: Biochemistry in Our Everyday Lives
Chapter 4: Enzymes are the Key to Chemical Reactions
Chapter 5: Molecular Biology and the Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids
Epilogue