The Manga Guide to Biochemistry
Although Kumi enjoys eating, she is concerned that her love of junk food may be harming her health. She enlists the aid of her intelligent buddy Nemoto and his attractive biochemistry professor, Dr. Kurosaka, in her quest to discover the mysteries of dieting. And so it starts.
Follow Kumi as she investigates the secrets of her body’s internal mechanisms in The Manga Guide to Biochemistry. You’ll fly through the amazing chemical machinery that keeps us alive with the aid of RoboCat, the professor’s amiable endoscopic robot. You’ll get a close-up look at biopolymers like proteins and DNA, the metabolic processes that convert our food into energy, and the enzymes that power the chemical reactions in our bodies.
You will discover the following as you go into the depths of plant and animal cells:
- How chemicals including proteins, lipids, carbs, and alcohol are metabolized.
- How ATP is made by the energy-producing organelles called mitochondria.
- Transcription of DNA and the many forms of RNA that combine to convert the genetic information into proteins.
- The measurement of enzyme kinetics and the mechanism of enzyme inhibition
The Manga Guide to Biochemistry is your key to understanding the science of life, regardless matter whether you’re a medical student, an amateur scientist, or simply interested in how your body converts cupcakes into energy.
Size : 21.1 MB | English | 2011 | PDF | 9781593272760