TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brody,Tom
TI  - Nutritional biochemistry
SN  - 0121348350 (acid-free paper)
AV  - QP141 .B853 1994
U1  - 612.3/9 20
PY  - 1994///
CY  - San Diego
PB  - Academic Press
KW  - Nutrition
KW  - Local
KW  - Metabolism
KW  - Humans
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Classification of biological structures -- Basic chemistry -- Macromolecules -- Solubility -- Cell structure -- Synthesis, maturation and destination of proteins -- Digestion and absorption -- Digestive tract -- Secretion of digestive materials -- Stimulation of the digestive system -- Molecules important to digestion and absorption -- Digestion and absorption of proteins -- Digestion and absorption of lipids -- Digestion and absorption of carbohydrates -- Absorption physiology -- Biochemical mechanisms -- Nutrients that resist or escape digestion -- Protein resistance to digestion in the human infant -- Carbohydrates that escape digestion -- Dietary fibers -- Microorganisms and digestion -- Malabsorption syndromes -- Regulation of energy metabolism -- Brain and energy metabolism -- Glucagon and insulin -- Different types of energy metabolism -- Exercise nutrition -- Creatine phosphate -- Creatinine -- Glycogen -- Gluconeogenesis -- Fructose -- Fatty acids -- Krebs cycle -- Fermentative and aerobic energy metabolism -- Starvation -- Alcohol -- Thiol esters; (cont) Energy requirement -- Units of energy -- Calculating the respiratory quotient from chemistry -- Electron transport and ATP production -- Tally of the ATPs produced -- Respiratory quotient during rest and exercise -- Fatty acid biosynthesis -- Respiratory quotient of humans consuming excess energy -- Protein oxidation and the respiratory quotient -- Calculating energy expenditures -- Direct calorimetry -- Metabolic rate -- Issues in energy nutrition -- Lipids -- Phospholipids -- Choline and ethanolamine -- Influence of dietary fats on phospholipids in the body -- Sphingosine-based lipids -- Cholesterol -- Covalent binding of lipids to proteins -- Lipoproteins -- Studies on the behavior of lipoproteins -- Cardiovascular diseases -- Protein -- Amino acid catabolism and aminotransferases -- Biosynthesis of dispensable amino acids -- Waste nitrogen -- Regulation of protein catabolism -- Nutritional aspects of protein catabolism -- Protein quality -- Clinical issues in protein nutrition -- Vitamins -- Folate -- Vitamin B12 -- Vitamin K -- Biotin -- Vitamin B6 -- Vitamin A; (cont) Vitamin D -- Niacin -- Thiamin -- Riboflavin -- Pantothenic acid -- Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) -- Vitamin E -- Essential fatty acids -- Inorganic nutrients -- Tables of inorganic nutrients -- Sodium, potassium, chloride and water -- Iodine -- Iron -- Calcium and phosphate -- Magnesium -- Manganese -- Zinc and copper -- Molybdenum, sulfite and sulfate -- Selenium and glutathione -- Other inorganic nutrients -- Nutrition methodology -- Cloning and dot blots -- Hybridization -- Nitrocellulose -- Obtaining the [32P]DNA probe -- Reverse transcriptase and terminal transferase -- Using drug resistance as a selection technique
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