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The fundamental authority
It is common practice at most universities to prescribe Biochemistry by Voet & Voet. The book is a classic which covers most relevant topics in Biochemistry from a more chemical perspetive (kudos for that!). For students doing a one off unit in biochemistry, this book will be far too dense and therefore, impractical. The target audience of this book are serious undergraduate biochemistry students who are familiar with first year chemistry and more importantly first year organic chemistry.
great book, grossly overpriced
Voet and Voet is an excellent introductory biochemistry textbook.The focus leans more towards the chemical aspects as opposed to the biological, which allows it to fill an important gap among undergraduate texts.The scope is broad and comprehensive, with clear writing and informative illustrations.While the book is a valuable resource, the price is truly outrageous.For those adopting textbooks for classes, I recommend assessing whether the added chemical rigor is worth the added price for students.Serious and motivated students of biochemistry will likely appreciate and benefit most from this book.Check out the contents (e.g. at a library or college bookstore), and make sure they meet your needs, before taking the considerable financial plunge in buying this book though.

Pluses and publisher minus
As a reference for those of us that are out here doing research in the real world this is a Godsend. It may not be appropriate for an introductory text but for those of us needing a concise backup for real decisions it is wonderful.
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Subjects:  1. Biochemistry    2. Biochemistry (General)    3. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Science / Biochemistry   

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Great Biochem book
I had this textbook for Biochem 1 and 2 and I thought it was excellent. It went in-depth when it was needed.The authors choose to leave out some reactions (using multiple arrows) and I thought that was great because it wasn't really needed in most cases.Sometimes there were questions though on how to get to one structure from the last.Pictures were great and really helped to picture what was going on.

Very helpful!
I really like this book.It does a great job of explaining the topics in detail, yet not too esoteric that one without a background in either biology or chemistry won't be able to understand.I have neither and I feel I am progressing along well.
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I bought this book because I need it for my biochemistry class.The book itself isn't bad.It gave detail of how biological systems and chemical reaction affect each other. ... Read more

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This "Upgrade" is a Real Downgrade
Overview:
Excellent Condition
The book i received was in excellent condition, it was listed under the used section, but when i received it, it was still in the original packing. The only problem was the CD was missing somehow, no big deal.

great pits
When I first used this book in undergrad I did not like it very much, however, in medical school, I found this book to be a huge asset.It is great for someone who learns visually and condenses all the info on to a few pages, my medical school bio chem book took 30 pages to explain what this book does in a few.Also, I like the way this book is organized, it seems to flow.... the only chapter that seemed to need a little work was nucliotide mab.. Undergrad texts seem to stress more chemistry and enzyme mechanics, while med school will stress inh points.Also, photosythesis is not covered in med school, vitamins are not covered in this text ... Read more

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Why your reviews are important...
I am a biochemistry professor.After years of using another text I decided to try the Voet & Voet text.I was very excited about their latest edition and couldn't wait to teach with it. Unfortunately it was a disaster.There are far too many trees in Voet & Voet, and students couldn't see the forest this year.So I am looking at "Principles of Biochemistry" 4th edition by Horton et al.
Fine book, for whatever it matters
The book is decent. To be honest though, reviewing textbooks is kind of funny. Does it matter what I say? I suppose if you're ordering this book because you honestly just have a burning desire to learn about the principles of biochemistry, well... the more power to you. You'll learn it just fine from this book. If you're just buying the book because it's the required text for your college class (like I expect), well yeah, doesn't really matter what I say, does it?

Principles of Biochemistry--Horton
Just the book I needed!Has lots of colorful pictures which is helpful with all those twisty-turny proteins and amino acids! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biochemistry    2. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    3. Science    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Science / Biochemistry   

Subjects:  1. Biochemistry    2. Biotechnology    3. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Pharmaceutical biotechnology    6. Pharmacology    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Pharmaceutical technology    10. Science / Biochemistry   

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The Aquarist's Modern Day Holy Grail
The price of this book is daunting. As such, I borrowed it from my local Aquarium Club. After I had to return it a month later, I odered a copy. Pound per pound--and it's a hefty book--it is the best value on this subject matter out there.
Comprehensive source for grwoing SPS dominated reefs
I have used this text as a reference and read selected chapters of interest to me as needed since first released. The text is well written and easy to follow. I have been keeping reef aquariums for 8 years and have developed a method that has been succesful in large part to this series of books. It is not essential to have either of the prior volumes to benefit from this book.
great book
This book is fantastic and covers everything you need to know and more!!!!My son could not put it down....once he started reading it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Fish & Aquariums    3. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    4. Pets    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics   

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Great Bio-Chem Book
This book is very detailed and covers a wide range of bio-chemistry information.

Well-written, not-so-hot layout
My university uses this book for the two-semester biochem sequence for BSc Chemistry/Biochemistry students.It's a well-written book, overall -- lots of information but not a very dense "scientific" read.The best part is the way the authors keep tying things back to reality ... sidebars explain how the dynamics of protein folding affect Alzheimer's disease, or what protease inhibition means for the development of HIV drugs.
biochemistry
i love this book, i am using it for my biochemistry class and it helps me understand the material very well. I also loved the price since my school's bookstore charges close to double what its worth with amazon.com. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biochemistry    2. Chemistry - General    3. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    4. Science    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Science / Chemistry / General   

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Excellent Textbook
This is an excellent textbook for a two semester course in General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry for Health Professions. It does a very good job of explaining the concepts of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry. It also has excellent applications on disease processes and pathophysiology. The organization of each chapter is a plus. I highly recommend this textbook. It is number one!

Excellent Book on Physiological Chemistry
This book is exactly as described by the publisher.A very readable overview of general and organic chemistry.A comprehensive study of the organic molecules and chemical processes specific to the human body.
Fundamentals of General, organic & biological chemistry
Never received this item have inquired several times about a credit to my card and have not received a response yet. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biochemistry (General)    2. Chemistry    3. Chemistry (General)    4. Chemistry - General    5. Chemistry - Organic    6. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Science / Chemistry / Organic   

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Good reference for non-chemists
As a physics graduate student interested in biophysics research, I found this text an invaluable resource. I had intro chemistry as an undergrad and AP bio in high school, but no organic chemistry or any other background. This text contained a clear introduction to biochemistry and described a lot of the techniques I was reading about in scientific papers in language that a non-chemist could understand. I still refer back to it frequently.

Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry is simply the best one.
The Lehninger Princicples of Biochemistry is the best book in biochemistry that has been written. I have use it in my biochemistry course in my first year in school medicine and thanks to this book I pass my class with one of the best notes in the group. Any other book exposes the biochemistry principles with clarity and coherence like the Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. I can�t wait for the 4th edition.

Good book for biochemistry
This book is complete and thorough in explaing every energy pathway (Kreb's cycle, electron transport system, glycolysis, etc.)The diagrams are helpful and explain the material with visual detail especially in this type of book.The only thing, the book is somewhat hard to understand for reading it the first time.I know biochemistry is a hard subject, but I thought it could be explained in a little easier fashion.However, other than that, the book is quite organized and a must buy for every chiropractic student taking biochemistry.I also highly recommend:Read more

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Subjects:  1. Blood Coagulation Disorders    2. Health/Fitness    3. Hematology    4. Hemostasis    5. Hemostatis    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Medical Hematology    8. Thrombosis    9. Biochemistry    10. Haematology   

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Excellent.A MUST for anyone in biochemistry and endocrine
This is by far the best written and illustrated book for pathways I have ever seen.If I was teaching a course, it would be absolutely required.

"Bichemical Pathways"...Great content, Poor Presentation
Comprehensive references of bochemical pathways are not common, especially with well described cofactors, modulators, and interactions with disparate pathways.This book could provide such a useful reference, unfortunately,the quality of the layout is so poor as to make it very difficult to read. Poor graphic quality, exceptionally small fonts, and poor color choicesrender what should be a most useful reference into a visually challengingdocument.At the price, the book is a disappointment, although the contentis great. Onewishes that the editors would rerelease it after completelyrevising the graphics and production quality, as the content is indeed veryuseful.

"Biochemical Pathways..." - An excellent reference guide
The book "Biochemical Pathways..." is the book of choice if you quickly need information on a particular biochemical reaction, substrate or enzyme and serves well as an excellent reference guide. It is acomprehensive book version of the well-known Boehringer Mannheim wallchart"Biochemical Pathways" that can surely be found in almost everylaboratory on the world. The book is color-coded and in addition to theenormous biochemical wallchart data gives a large body of overviewinformation about fundamental aspects concerning enzyme structure, virusesand even the immune system. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Atlases    2. Biochemistry    3. Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology    4. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    5. Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology    6. Metabolism    7. Molecular Biology    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Science / Biochemistry   

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A struggling beginner
This book is a great needed idea. If you are using the accompanying text in your class this is a must have. BUT the authors decided in their wisdom to put questions in each section that are for discussion (3-4 pages for each chapter).Great right? They don't have any answers for the discussion questions! The given reason is that it will make you, the student, a better biochemist. Should you find study groups a waste of time (I do), then you read the text several times trying to find the right answer and are uncertain if you ever found it.
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Subjects:  1. Analysis    2. Biotechnology    3. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    4. Mathematics    5. Nucleic acids    6. Polymerase chain reaction    7. Quantitative genetics    8. Science    9. Science / Biotechnology    10. Science / Chemistry / General    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Set Theory    13. Chemistry - General   

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Best Book on the Subject of PCOS
After suffering from PCOS for several years, following the suggestions in this book either erased or minimized my symptoms and allowed me to conceive after years of infertility and miscarriages.
Need Answers?Read this book!
This book was the answer to years of questions that my pool of doctors failed to answer adequately.

inspirational
I think this book is a must-read for any woman with PCOS. I've had PCOS and severe insulin resistance for seventeen years and I felt hopeless about being able to manage it, but this book shows you that small, gradual changes can make a difference. The authors have taught me that losing weight doesn't have to be the main focus, increasing insulin sensitivity is the focus and then everything else follows. They also say that if you exercise but still don't lose weight you are still increasing your insulin sensitivity and therefore reducing symptoms, which I think is a great motivator. The only thing I feel this book misses out is the importance of organic food for health, but apart from that I feel it imparts a sense of optimism and empowerment for PCOS sufferers. I thank the authors from the bottom of my heart. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet Therapy    3. Diets - General    4. Glycemic index    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Healthy Living    8. Hormones    9. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    10. Polycystic ovary syndrome    11. Women's Health - General   

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excellent desk reference
This book was obviously written by scientists actually working in the field and allows the reader to gain from the writers' actual experiences in development, application and trouble-shooting of various assays. This book will serve as an excellent teaching tool for lab managers to train their staff in the complexity of developing, optimizing and using immunoassays.

Immunoassay Experts
If you need any help with the latest technology of immunoassay, this is teh book for you.It answered all of my questions and even allowed me to finish my project weeks in advance. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Immunology    2. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Medical / Immunology    6. Medical diagnosis   

Subjects:  1. Biochemistry    2. Clinical biochemistry    3. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Science / Biochemistry   

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These people all lie
Don't misjudge my review; I'm not just some lazy kid who hates all work.I'm in the honors program at UCI studying to be a doctor.And this book isn't very good.The reading, I will grant, isn't too bad.Most of the time it's easy to follow, and sometimes it's confusing.However, the problem comes when you try to put it all to the test and do the problems at the end of the chapter.Not only does the book present problems that were not covered in the reading, but it doesn't explain the answers, either.It just gives them to you.I am forced to constantly ask a friend of mine if he knows how to get the answer they give, because the book gives no indication of how to arrive at it.It also withholds information; in one problem in chapter 5 the answer they give is only possible, ONLY possible, if chymotrypsin cleaves a protein at isoleucine (the book only gives leucine, not iso-).In the next problem, it is virtually the same thing, taking cleavage information and trying to put amino acids in the correct order.However, in this one, their answer insists that you NOT cleave at isoleucine.Otherwise you'd be wrong and wonder what you did.Of course, you'd get no explanation.If you have to get this book for a class, then fine.Good luck with the homework if you have to turn in the problems.But if you're getting it to further challenge yourself of your own accord, search around for some type of solutions manual first, because this book won't tell you how to get anything.It assumes you have a lot of background knowledge already, so I don't know where one reviewer got the notion that this is great for beginners...if you want a good book for beginners, seek out the Garrett & Grisham book.It simplifies biochemistry beyond belief compared to this book.

Excellent Book to start Biochemistry!
Mathew�s Biochemistry is an excellent book to start this difficult subject! The easy diagrams and interesting notes just keeps you wanting to learn more...Read, read and read.If only it could have a more clinical focus it would be 100% perfect. Combine it with "Harper�s Biochemistry" and you will soon run A+ on scores! To die for!

great book!
I am a biochemistry major at the university of the philippines.i have several biochem books on my shelf and i just recently purchased a copy of the 2000 edition (i also have the 2nd ed).the book just keeps getting better.the book really helps a lot especially when the class lecture corresponds with how the book presents the subject matter.as a biochem major, i'd say this is a pretty good way to present biochem.it makes it seem easy and fun to read.you look at the pictures and read the caption and you learn the idea in a flash. ... Read more

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Very helpful!
Excellent text to supplement the hard back book. This companion provides an outline and THE ANSWERS to questions and the Study Excercises fromthe main text. Easy to understand and all calculations shown. Money well spent-too bad you have to buy the main text! ... Read more

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Excellent introductory text on Proteins
This is a great introductory text on protein science. It starts off with the basic chemistry of amino acids and polypeptides and goes from there into higher order structural organization of many proteins of many families. Reading this book allows one to think about protein function being a direct result of what the structure imposes. Although this is not a protein chemistry book, it's a great place to start appreciating how proteins do what they do following some elegant design principles.
Basics of Protein Structure - Great for revision!
I used this book a lot for one of my undergraduate courses three years back.It's excellent at explaining the fundamentals of protein structure, it's written very clearly and the diagrams are easy to understand and appropriate.I found it particularly useful when studying immunology, the explanation of immunoglobulin structure, splicing, and mechanism of action was better than some of the other textbooks I used from the library.I finally bought a copy as reference and to aid revision of some basics while applying for research associate positions within the biochemistry field.

Indispensible for those interested to learn the essentials of protein structure
This book is one of the best books that addresses the topic of protein structure.The book answers nearly all the questions that anybody interested to know about protein structure.Meanwhile, the authers provided clear examples about how elucidating a protein structure can hint for its function(example, B-lactoglobulin structure similarity to retinol binding proteins hints for its function as retinol binding protein in the mammals intestine).Besides, the organization of the book chapters made it so easy to read. Above all, the versatile illustrative examples and figures that the authers usedmake reading this book is really enjoyable for people have the basic background in biochemistry or those who are interested to building skills in biochemistry as well.The chapeters describing prediction of protein structure and methods to determine the protein structrue are really so valuable as a basic introduction about these broad topics.With basic biochemistry skills, this book will be so enjoyable. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Proteins    3. Science    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Structure    6. Science / Biology   

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A must have if you want to know about confocal microscopy
This is a great reference book.A great place to start if you want to learn about confocal microscopes.The chapters are written by experts in their specific field of confocal microscopy. The book is also wellreferenced so that you can easliy continue your search for knowledge onconfocal microscopy.I also found the appendix interesting, they list mostof the existing confocal systems and there specs.This is useful if youplan on purchasing one.This book is also useful if you plan on buildingyour own. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biotechnology    2. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    3. Science    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Biological    6. Confocal    7. Microscopy    8. Pawley    9. Science / Biochemistry