This book covers basic biochemical concepts and focuses on biomolecules, metabolic pathways, bioenergetics, and biochemical physiology of man and other organisms. A new chapter on the recombinant DNA technology and its appliations and new sections on post-translational events and modifications, protein targeting, and heat shock proteins reinforce the focus of the book and makes it up-to-date. Key Features: This edition also includes over 3000 multiple-choice questions (with Answers) for self-assessment. A large number of diagrams in the text would help the students to understand the concepts better. With its coverage and focus, it would be a very useful textbook for students of biology, medicine, home scienece, agriculture, pharmacy, and veterinary science. This new edition atempts to keep up with the important development in certain areas of biochemistry. Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Water - The Basis of Life Chapter 2 Functional Groups of Molecules Chapter 3 Carbohydrates: Molecules of Support and Energy Chapter 4 Lipids-The Fuel Molecules Chapter 5 Amino Acids: Building Blocks of Proteins Chapter 6 Proteins-he Molecules on Biological Specificity Chapter 7 Nucleic Acids: Informational Molecules Chapter 8 Enzymes-Proteins of Biological Catalysis Chapter 9 Coenzymes Chapter 10 Biochemical Energetics Chapter 11 Biological Oxidations Chapter 12 Glucose Oxidation Chapter 13 Oxidation of Fatty Acids Chapter 14 Catabolism of Nitrogen Compounds Chapter 15 Synthesis of Carbohydrates Chapter 16 Photosynthesis- The Process of Energy Conversion Chapter 17 Biosynthesis of Lipids Chapter 18 Biosynthesis of Amino Acids Chapter 19 Biosynthesis of Nucleotides and Porphyrins Chapter 20 Biosynthesis of Nucleic Acids Chapter 21 Biosynthesis of Proteins Chapter 22 Elements of Nutrition Chapter 23 Biochemistry of Blood Chapter 24 Antibodies - Defensive Proteins Chapter 25 Biochemistry of Hormones Chapter 26 Recombinant DNA Technology Appendix: Tools and Techniques in Biochemistry Self-assesment Questions Index