Amino Acids - Guoyao Wu

Amino Acids
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Autor: Guoyao Wu

 Wydawnictwo: CRC Press Inc.
ISBN: 9781439861899
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Stron: 503
Data wydania: 2013-06-01
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Amino acid biochemistry and nutrition spans a broad range of fields including biochemistry, metabolism, physiology, immunology, reproduction, pathology, and cell biology. In the last half-century, there have been many conceptual and technical advancements, from analysis of amino acids by high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry to molecular cloning of transporters for amino acids and small peptides. Amino Acids: Biochemistry and Nutrition presents comprehensive coverage of these scientific developments, providing a useful reference for students and researchers in both biomedicine and agriculture. The text begins with the discoveries and basic concepts of amino acids, peptides, and proteins, and then moves to protein digestion and absorption of peptides and amino acids. Additional chapters cover cell-, tissue-, and species-specific synthesis and catabolism of amino acids and related nitrogenous substances, as well as the use of isotopes to study amino acid metabolism in cells and the body. The book also details protein synthesis and degradation, regulation of amino acid metabolism, physiological functions of amino acids, and inborn errors of amino acid metabolism. The final chapter discusses dietary requirements of amino acids by humans and other animals. While emphasizing basic principles and classical concepts of amino acid biochemistry and nutrition, the author includes recent progress in the field. This book also provides concise coverage of major historical developments of the scientific discipline, so that readers will appreciate the past, understand the current state of the knowledge, and explore the future of the field. Each chapter contains select references to provide comprehensive reviews and original experimental data on the topics discussed. "This book is the most comprehensive treatment of animal amino-acid metabolism and will be a valuable resource to all working in this area. It covers the history, chemistry, and the integrated physiology of the major amino acids, going far beyond their use in protein synthesis to include a full description of non-protein functions and the role of amino acids as signaling molecules." -Dr. Malcolm Watford, Professor of Nutrition, Rutgers University "I did find the chapter on Intracellular Protein Degradation to be good reading. I would recommend this chapter as background to anyone working in the area and trying to learn about it. I appreciated the historical context, taking the reader through the progression of the field. The background on the proteases and peptidases is particularly detailed." -Dr. Vickie E. Baracos, Professor of Medicine, The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada "This new volume by a leading investigator in the field of amino acids is both comprehensive and eclectic in its coverage and is recommended to all with an interest in these fascinating biomolecules." -Dr. John T. Brosnan, Professor of Biochemistry, Memorial University of Newfoundland Fellow, The Royal Society of Canada "Dr. Wu's book is a highly valuable contribution to the armamentarium of knowledge in nutritional biochemistry and will be a classic textbook in the area." -Dr. Teresa A. Davis, Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine "This is just EXACTLY what I have been looking for because it has just enough detail but is not lost in detail. The figures are very clear." -Dr. Jeffrey L. Firkins, Professor of Nutrition, Ohio State University "I enjoyed reading Dr. Wu's book very much. It will be very useful and practical for graduate and undergraduate students to learn amino acid biochemistry and nutrition, as well as for any scientists to fully understand the historical and current views of the arena of amino acids." -Dr. Chien-An A. Hu, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine "I really enjoyed the chapter on 'Dietary Requirements of Amino Acids'! I also appreciated the section on what constitutes an 'e

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