MCAT Biochemistry Review 2023-2024: Online + Book

by Kaplan Test Prep

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ISBN-13:	9781506282916
Publisher:	Kaplan Test Prep
Publication date:	07/05/2022
Series:	Kaplan Test Prep
Pages:	552
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.80(d)

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Table of Contents

The Kaplan MCAT Review Team vi

Getting Started Checklist vii

Preface viii

About Scientific American ix

About the MCAT x

How This Book Was Created xxii

Using This Book xxiii

Studying for the MCAT xxvii

Chapter 1 Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins 1

High-Yield 1.1 Amino Acids Found in Proteins 8

1.2 Acid-Base Chemistry of Amino Acids 16

High-Yield 1.3 Peptide Bond Formation and Hydrolysis 21

High-Yield 1.4 Primary and Secondary Protein Structure 23

High-Yield 1.5 Tertiary and Quaternary Protein Structure 26

1.6 Denaturation 32

Chapter 2 Enzymes 43

High-Yield 2.1 Enzymes as Biological Catalysts 50

High-Yield 2.2 Mechanisms of Enzyme Activity 54

High-Yield 2.3 Enzyme Kinetics 57

High-Yield 2.4 Effects of Local Conditions on Enzyme Activity 65

High-Yield 2.5 Regulation of Enzyme Activity 67

Chapter 3 Nonenzymatic Protein Function and Protein Analysis 83

3.1 Cellular Functions 90

3.2 Biosignaling 95

High-Yield 3.3 Protein Isolation 100

3.4 Protein Analysis 108

Chapter 4 Carbohydrate Structure and Function 121

High-Yield 4.1 Carbohydrate Classification 130

4.2 Cyclic Sugar Molecules 137

4.3 Monosaccharides 140

4.4 Complex Carbohydrates 144

Chapter 5 Lipid Structure and Function 157

5.1 Structural Lipids 164

5.2 Signaling Lipids 170

5.3 Energy Storage 175

Chapter 6 DNA and Biotechnology 189

High-Yield 6.1 DNA Structure 196

6.2 Eukaryotic Chromosome Organization 205

6.3 DNA Replication 210

6.4 DNA Repair 217

High-Yield 6.5 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology 222

Chapter 7 RNA and the Genetic Code 243

High-Yield 7.1 The Genetic Code 250

High-Yield 7.2 Transcription 257

High-Yield 7.3 Translation 263

High-Yield 7.4 Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes 270

High-Yield 7.5 Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes 274

Chapter 8 Biological Membranes 289

8.1 Fluid Mosaic Model 296

High-Yield 8.2 Membrane Components 298

High-Yield 8.3 Membrane Transport 308

8.4 Specialized Membranes 313

Chapter 9 Carbohydrate Metabolism I: Glycolysis, Glycogen, Gluconeogenesis, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway 325

9.1 Glucose Transport 332

High-Yield 9.2 Glycolysis 336

9.3 Other Monosaccharides 342

9.4 Pyruvate Dehydrogenase 345

9.5 Glycogenesis and Glycogenosis 347

9.6 Gluconeogenesis 352

9.7 The Pentose Phosphate Pathway 356

Chapter 10 Carbohydrate Metabolism II: Aerobic Respiration 369

10.1 Acetyl-CoA 376

High-Yield 10.2 Reactions of the Citric Acid Cycle 381

High-Yield 10.3 The Electron Transport Chain 388

10.4 Oxidative Phosphorylation 396

Chapter 11 Lipid and Amino Acid Metabolism 407

11.1 Lipid Digestion and Absorption 414

11.2 Lipid Mobilization 416

11.3 Lipid Transport 418

11.4 Cholesterol Metabolism 422

11.5 Fatty Acids and Triacylglycerols 423

11.6 Ketone Bodies 434

11.7 Protein Catabolism 436

Chapter 12 Bioenergetics and Regulation of Metabolism 449

High-Yield 12.1 Thermodynamics and Bioenergetics 456

High-Yield 12.2 The Role of ATP 458

High-Yield 12.3 Biological Oxidation and Reduction 461

12.4 Metabolic States 463

12.5 Hormonal Regulation of Metabolism 466

12.6 Tissue-Specific Metabolism 473

12.7 Integrative Metabolism 478

Glossary 491

Index 503

Art Credits 517