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Totally revised and expanded, the Color Atlas of Biochemistry presents the fundamentals of human and mammalian biochemistry on 215 stunning color plates.Alongside a short introduction to chemistry and the "classical topics" of biochemistry, the 2nd edition covers new approaches and aspects in biochemistry, such as links between chemical structure and biological function or pathways for information transfer, as well as recent developments and discoveries, such as the structures of many new important molecules. Key features of this title include:- The unique combination of highly effective color graphics and comprehensive figure legends;- Unified color-coding of atoms, coenzymes, chemical classes, and cell organelles that allows quick recognition of all involved systems;- Computer graphics provide simulated 3D representation of many important molecules.This Flexibook is ideal for students of medicine and biochemistry and a valuable source of reference for practitioners.
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Color Atlas of Biochemistry Second edition, revised and enlarged
Jan Koolman Professor Philipps University Marburg Institute of Physiologic Chemistry Marburg, Germany
Klaus-Heinrich Roehm Professor Philipps University Marburg Institute of Physiologic Chemistry Marburg, Germany 215 color plates by Juergen Wirth
Thieme Stuttgart · New York
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This book is an authorized and updated translation of the 3rd German edition published and copyrighted 2003 by Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany. Title of the German edition: Taschenatlas der Biochemie
Illustrator: Juergen Wirth, Professor of Visual Communication, University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt, Germany
Translator: Michael Robertson, BA DPhil, Augsburg, Germany
1st Dutch edition 2004 1st English edition 1996 1st French edition 1994 2nd French edition 1999 3rd French edition 2004 1st German edition 1994 2nd German edition 1997 1st Greek edition 1999 1st Indonesian edition 2002 1st Italian edition 1997 1st Japanese edition 1996 1st Portuguese edition 2004 1st Russian edition 2000 1st Spanish edition 2004
© 2005 Georg Thieme Verlag Rüdigerstrasse 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany http://www.thieme.de Thieme New York, 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001 USA http://www.thieme.com Cover design: Cyclus, Stuttgart Cover drawing: CAP cAMP bound to DNA Typesetting by primustype Hurler GmbH, Notzingen Printed in Germany by Appl, Wemding ISBN 3-13-100372-3 (GTV) ISBN 1-58890-247-1 (TNY)
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