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CLIFFSQuICKREVIEW Biochemistry II By Frank Schmidt, Ph.D. IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. An International Data Group Company Foster City, CA ♦ Chicago, IL ♦ Indianapolis, IN ♦ New York, NY About the Author Frank Schmidt is a professor of Biochemistry at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Publisher’s Acknowledgments Editorial Project Editor: Sherri Fugit Acquisitions Editor: Kris Fulkerson Copy Editor: Corey Dalton Technical Editor: Jessica Joy Hollenbeck Editorial Assistant: Laura Jefferson Production Proofreader: Joel Showalter IDG Books Indianapolis Production Department CLIFFSQUICKREVIEW™ Biochemistry II Published by IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. An International Data Group Company 919 E. Hillsdale Blvd. Suite 400 Foster City, CA 94404 Note: If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book is stolen property. It was reported as "unsold and destroyed" to the publisher, and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment for this "stripped book." www.idgbooks.com (IDG Books Worldwide Web site) www.cliffsnotes.com (CliffsNotes Web site) Copyright © 2000 IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book, including interior design, cover design, and icons, may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the publisher. Library of Congress Control Number: 00-103372 ISBN: 0-7645-8562-2 Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1O/RQ/QX/QQ/IN Distributed in the United States by IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. Distributed by CDG Books Canada Inc. for Canada; by Transworld Publishers Limited in the United Kingdom; by IDG Norge Books for Norway; by IDG Sweden Books for Sweden; by IDG Books Australia Publishing Corporation Pty. Ltd. for Australia and New Zealand; by TransQuest Publishers Pte Ltd. for Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Hong Kong; by Gotop Information Inc. for Taiwan; by ICG Muse, Inc. for Japan; by Intersoft for South Africa; by Eyrolles for France; by International Thomson Publishing for Germany, Austria and Switzerland; by Distribuidora Cuspide for Argentina; by LR International for Brazil; by Gali