TY - SER AU - Macnow,Alexander Stone ED - Kaplan Test Prep (Firm), ED - Scientific American, inc., ED - Kaplan Publishing, TI - MCAT biochemistry review: 2023-2024 / SN - 9781506282916 U1 - 612.015 PY - 2022/// CY - New York PB - Kaplan KW - Medical College Admission Test KW - Study guides KW - Medical colleges KW - United States KW - Entrance examinations KW - Medicine KW - Examinations, questions, etc KW - Biochemistry KW - fast KW - Examination Questions KW - Examinations KW - Periodicals KW - lcgft KW - Serial publications KW - examination study guides KW - aat N1 - Vols. for <2015-> edited by: Alexander Stone Macnow; CHAPTER 1: AMINO ACIDS, PEPTIDES, AND PROTEINS -- 1.1 Amino Acids Found in Proteins -- 1.2 Acid–Base Chemistry of Amino Acids -- 1.3 Peptide Bond Formation and Hydrolysis -- 1.4 Primary and Secondary Protein Structure -- 1.5 Tertiary and Quaternary Protein Structure -- 1.6 Denaturation -- CHAPTER 2: ENZYMES -- 2.1 Enzymes as Biological Catalysts -- 2.2 Mechanisms of Enzyme Activity -- 2.3 Enzyme Kinetics -- 2.4 Effects of Local Conditions on Enzyme Activity -- 2.5 Regulation of Enzyme Activity -- CHAPTER 3: NONENZYMATIC PROTEIN FUNCTION AND PROTEIN ANALYSIS -- 3.1 Cellular Functions -- 3.2 Biosignaling -- 3.3 Protein Isolation -- 3.4 Protein Analysis -- CHAPTER 4: CARBOHYDRATE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION -- 4.1 Carbohydrate Classification -- 4.2 Cyclic Sugar Molecules -- 4.3 Monosaccharides -- 4.4 Complex Carbohydrates -- CHAPTER 5: LIPID STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION -- 5.1 Structural Lipids -- 5.2 Signaling Lipids -- 5.3 Energy Storage -- CHAPTER 6: DNA AND BIOTECHNOLOGY -- 6.1 DNA Structure -- 6.2 Eukaryotic Chromosome Organization -- 6.3 DNA Replication -- 6.4 DNA Repair -- 6.5 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology -- CHAPTER 7: RNA AND THE GENETIC CODE -- 7.1 The Genetic Code -- 7.2 Transcription -- 7.3 Translation -- 7.4 Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes -- 7.5 Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes -- CHAPTER 8: BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES -- 8.1 Fluid Mosaic Model -- 8.2 Membrane Components -- 8.3 Membrane Transport -- 8.4 Specialized Membranes -- CHAPTER 9: CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM I: GLYCOLYSIS, GLYCOGEN, GLUCONEOGENESIS, AND THE PENTOSE PHOSPHATE PATHWAY -- 9.1 Glucose Transport -- 9.2 Glycolysis -- 9.3 Other Monosaccharides -- 9.4 Pyruvate Dehydrogenase -- 9.5 Glycogenesis and Glycogenolysis -- 9.6 Gluconeogenesis -- 9.7 The Pentose Phosphate Pathway -- CHAPTER 10: CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM II: AEROBIC RESPIRATION -- 10.1 Acetyl-CoA -- 10.2 Reactions of the Citric Acid Cycle -- 10.3 The Electron Transport Chain -- 10.4 Oxidative Phosphorylation -- CHAPTER 11: LIPID AND AMINO ACID METABOLISM -- 11.1 Lipid Digestion and Absorption -- 11.2 Lipid Mobilization -- 11.3 Lipid Transport -- 11.4 Cholesterol Metabolism -- 11.5 Fatty Acids and Triacylglycerols -- 11.6 Ketone Bodies -- 11.7 Protein Catabolism -- CHAPTER 12: BIOENERGETICS AND REGULATION OF METABOLISM -- 12.1 Thermodynamics and Bioenergetics -- 12.2 The Role of ATP -- 12.3 Biological Oxidation and Reduction -- 12.4 Metabolic States -- 12.5 Hormonal Regulation of Metabolism -- 12.6 Tissue-Specific Metabolism -- 12.7 Integrative Metabolism -- GLOSSARY -- INDEX -- ART CREDITS; Edition numbering begin with: Second edition, ©2015; MBBS Students N2 - The MCAT Biochemistry Review: 2023-2024, edited by Alexander Stone Macnow, provides a comprehensive overview of biochemistry fundamentals essential for the MCAT. It covers amino acids, enzyme activity, nonenzymatic protein functions, carbohydrate and lipid structures, DNA and biotechnology, RNA and gene regulation, biological membranes, metabolic pathways including glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, lipid and amino acid metabolism, and bioenergetics. Each chapter emphasizes key concepts relevant to cellular function, metabolic control, and genetic information pathways, integrating biochemical knowledge vital for medical studies. The review includes practice problems, a glossary, and illustrations to support learning and retention ER -