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Biochemistry Free For All
Kevin Ahern, Indira Rajagopal, & Taralyn Tan · Oregon State University
Kevin, Indira and Taralyn Tan's lastest electronic book is aimed at helping students at all levels of biochemistry to learn in a fun and engaging format.
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Principles of Biochemistry
Jennifer Lanni · Wheaton College, MA
In the contents: 02: Introduction to Biochemistry
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CHEM 309 General, Organic, & Biochemistry
Dianne Bennett · Sacramento City College
This course is an intensive survey of general, organic, and biological chemistry specifically designed for nursing majors and other health related fields. Topics include general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biological chemistry as applied to the chemistry of the human body.
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Dr D Biochemistry for Health Sciences
Diana E. Hurlbut · Irvine Valley College
In the contents: 5.07: Redox Reactions in Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Fundamentals of Biochemistry I - Structure and Catalysis
Henry Jakubowski and Patricia Flatt · LibreTexts
In the contents: 01: The Foundations of Biochemistry
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Cell Biology, Genetics, and Biochemistry for Pre-Clinical Students
Renee J. LeClair · Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
In the contents: 01: Biochemistry basics
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Biochemistry and Climate Change
Henry Jakobowski · College of St. Benedict/St. John's University
In the contents: 13: Biochemistry Climate Change and Human Health
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General, Organic, and Biochemistry with Problems, Case Studies, and Activities
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In the contents: 3.05: Case Study- Ionic and Covalent Compounds in Biochemistry
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General, Organic, and Biochemistry with Problems, Case Studies, and Activities
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Fundamentals of Biochemistry III - Information Pathways
Henry Jakubowski and Patricia Flatt · LibreTexts
We explore the biochemistry of informational macromolecules (DNA, RNA, and proteins), key players in the Central Dogma of Biology. We use molecular models to facilitate an understanding of structure/function relations. In addition, we explore reaction mechanisms for converting the information in DNA into RNA and then into proteins. This material is usually studied in molecular biology courses.
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Fundamentals of Biochemistry IV - Special Topics
Henry Jakubowski and Patricia Flatt · LibreTexts
In Volume V, we present two types of assessments for use by instructors and students. Literature-based Guided Assessments (LGAs) contain problems derived from the research literature. They are designed to help students read and understand the chosen research paper. The questions in the LGAs integrate many areas of biochemistry represented across many chapters in a biochemistry textbook. Molecular modeling tutorials and problems are provided to help students create their own, web-based molecu
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Chemical Biology & Biochemistry Laboratory Using Genetic Code Expansion Manual
Ryan Mehl; Kari van Zee; Kelsey Kean · Oregon State University · 2019
Chemical Biology & Biochemistry Laboratory Using Genetic Code Expansion Manual
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Biochemistry: Free For All
Kevin Ahern; Indira Rajagopal; Taralyn Tan · Oregon State University · 2018
We are happy to welcome you to our second Open Educational Resource (OER) textbook, Biochemistry Free For All. Biochemistry is a relatively young science, but its rate of growth has been truly impressive. The rapid pace of discoveries, which shows no sign of slowing, is reflected in the steady increase in the size of biochemistry textbooks. Growing faster than the size of biochemistry books have been the skyrocketing costs of higher education and the even faster rising costs of college textbooks. These unfortunate realities have created a situation where the costs of going to college are beyond the means of increasing numbers of students.
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Threshold Concepts in Biochemistry
Julian Pakay; Hendrika Duivenvoorden; Thomas Shafee; Kaitlin Clarke · La Trobe University · 2023
Biochemistry (and Molecular Biology) represent one of the fastest-growing fields of scientific research and technical innovation and the resulting biotechnology is increasingly applied to other fields of study. So, an understanding of Biochemistry is increasingly important for students in all biological disciplines. However, at the same time, the content is inherently complex, highly abstract, and often deeply rooted in the pure sciences – mathematics, chemistry, and physics. This makes it difficult to both learn and to teach. This book is designed as a succinct and focused resource, specifically aimed to help students grasp key threshold concepts in Biochemistry. Due to their troublesome nature, understanding threshold concepts is a cognitively demanding task. By using a series of thematically linked case studies that accompany theory, the cognitive load will be reduced. This will free up students to focus on learning concepts rather than distracting them with unnecessary specifics.
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Cell Biology, Genetics, and Biochemistry for Pre-Clinical Students
Renee LeClair · Virginia Tech Publishing · 2021
Cell Biology, Genetics, and Biochemistry for Pre-Clinical Students is an undergraduate medical-level resource for foundational knowledge across the disciplines of genetics, cell biology and biochemistry. This USMLE-aligned text is designed for a course in first-year undergraduate medical course that is delivered typically before students start to explore systems physiology and pathophysiology. The text is meant to provide the essential information from these content areas in a concise format that would allow learner preparation to engage in an active classroom. Clinical correlates and additional application of content is intended to be provided in the classroom experience. The text assumes that the students will have completed medical school prerequisites (including the MCAT) in which they will have been introduced to the most fundamental concepts of biology and chemistry that are essential to understand the content presented here. This resource should be assistive to the learner later in medical school and for exam preparation given the material is presented in a succinct manner, with a focus on high-yield concepts. The 276-page text was created specifically for use by pre-clinical students at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and was based on faculty experience and peer review to guide development and hone important topics. Instructors reviewing, adopting, or adapting parts or the whole of the text are requested to register their interest at: https://bit.ly/interest-preclinical. Instructors and subject matter experts interested in and sharing their original course materials relevant to pre-clinical education are requested to join the instructor portal at https://www.oercommons.org/groups/pre-clinical-resources/10133. Suggested Citation LeClair, Renée J., (2021). Cell Biology, Genetics, and Biochemistry for Pre-Clinical Students, Blackburg, VA: Virginia Tech Publishing. https://doi.org/10.21061/cellbio. Licensed with CC BY NC-SA 4.0.
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Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry
Divan Fard · Shasta College
Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry is an open educational resource designed to make high-quality chemistry education freely accessible to all students. This textbook bridges organic chemistry and biochemistry with clear explanations, biological relevance, and practical applications for health and life science learners. As a Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) resource, it advances equity, affordability, and student success in STEM education.
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Science of Food
Trisha Russell · Whitworth University
Food Science is a multi-disciplinary field involving chemistry, biochemistry, nutrition, microbiology and engineering to give one the scientific knowledge to solve real problems associated with the many facets of the food system. The basis of the discipline lies in an understanding of the chemistry of food components, such as proteins, carbohydrates, fats and water and the reactions they undergo during processing and storage.
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Biophysics 241: Membrane Biology
Roland Faller · University of California, Davis
Advanced topics on membrane biochemistry and biophysics. Relationship of the unique properties of biomembranes to their roles in cell biology and physiology.
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Bioinorganic Chemistry
Ivano Bertini, Harry B. Gray, Stephen J. Lippard, and Joan Selverstone Valentine · LibreTexts
This text covers material that could be included in a one-quarter or one-semester course in bioinorganic chemistry for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students in chemistry or biochemistry. The authors believe that such a course should provide students with the background required to follow the research literature in the field. The topics were chosen to represent those areas of bioinorganic chemistry that are mature enough for textbook presentation.
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Biophysical Chemistry
Serge L. Smirnov and James McCarty · Western Washington University
We wrote this text to serve as the primary source for a series of Biophysical Chemistry courses that we regularly teach as faculty members of the Chemistry Department at Western Washington University, which serve the needs of undergraduate Biochemistry program. The present text is based on the assumption of what WWU Biochemistry majors know and do not know at the time they enter their final year of study toward Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry.