biochemistry books

	Fundamentals of Biochemistry, Binder Ready Version: Life at the Molecular Level
	By: Donald Voet, Charlotte W. Pratt, Judith G. Voet ISBN: 0470279893 Publisher: Wiley Release Date: 29 January, 2008 Bioscience book rank: 1356753
	Biochemistry of Lipids, Lipoproteins and Membranes, 4th edition (New Comprehensive Biochemistry)
	By: D.E. Vance, J.E. Vance ISBN: 0444511393 Publisher: Elsevier Science Release Date: 01 November, 2002 Bioscience book rank: 1007832
	Mitochondria: The Dynamic Organelle (Advances in Biochemistry in Health and Disease)
	By: Stephen W. Schaffer, M. Saadeh Suleiman ISBN: 0387699449 Publisher: Springer Release Date: 22 August, 2007 Bioscience book rank: 315369
	Biochemistry: The Chemical Reactions of Living Cells, Vol. 2
	By: David E. Metzler ISBN: 0124925413 Publisher: Academic Press Release Date: January, 2002 Bioscience book rank: 1208831	In this book you find classical biochemistry, and a lot of it. In contrast to most other biochemistry textbooks which drift away from the topic and go more and more into cell biology, immunology and the like, Metzler concentrates on the central topics of biochemistry, the enzymes and their mechanisms. There is no other book where one is more likely to find detailled infomation on the structure-function relation of just about any enzyme (with the only downside of having only black-and-white pictures, even for structures). This book is, however, to be treated with caution: it is not covering the topics of most biochem beginners courses (or is providing too much information that is about to overwhelm inexperienced readers, respectively). Still, it will be an unavoidable desk reference to any biochemist who cares about enzymes and will be highly valuable at least as long as the previous edition from 1977. The book is horrible! I used many textbooks to teach students biochemistry: Voet, Stryer, Lehninger, Devlin and others. Voet's Biochemistry although too detailed in some places is good for chemistry majors, but is a nightmare for medical students for which Stryer and Lehninger is great. In all tasks these books are better then Metzler. <br />Metzler's Biochemistry is simply overwhelming. You will hate it if: <br />- you are medical student or just a novice in the field. What's the point in reading a whole page about "Does lysozyme distort its substrate?" or next 5 pages about xylanases, hemicelluloses, galactanase, glucocerebrosidase..? Though if you know organic chemistry inside out you'll find 300 pages of bioorganic chemistry quite a good review (of what you probably already know). <br /> <br />- you are a graduate student in biochemistry and need a reference. Get something else. For example, speeking about proteases and phosphatase Metzler mostly enumatates some thirty enzymes, but gives the details for only a few. In this book you'll find excessive treatment of one thing on 50 pages and a brief mentioning of 100 things on the next 50 pages. <br /> <br />To sum up I'd like to say that this book is good for a professional biochemist who likes reading encyclopedias before going to bed or wants to expend his/her knowledge in bioorganic chemistry. <br /> <br />You've got to bear in mind that it weighs 16 pounds and trust me you'll never want to take it any where from your shelf (unless you are fond of powerlifting). Such books like dinosaurs will either get extinct or be covered with dust in the library.
	The Biochemistry of Human Nutrition: A Desk Reference (Health Science)
	By: Sareen S. Gropper ISBN: 0534515436 Publisher: Brooks Cole Release Date: 14 January, 2000 Bioscience book rank: 903551
	Biochemistry : Review for USMLE, Step 1, Second Edition
	By: Ajit Kumar ISBN: 1888308109 Publisher: J & S Publishing Co Release Date: 26 January, 2001 Bioscience book rank: 1028849	This is a perfect question book in the sense that it reflects the current trend in Step I: focusing on clinical vignettes and establishing the relationship between science and practice. All the questions are answered clearly with sufficient explanations. If you believe that solving good questions is the best way to prepare for the boards, you found the right book for biochemistry. This is among the very few books presenting the right balance between the clinical vignettes and the basic sciences!... I also recommend Kaplan's QBank addressing the real-exam like clinical vignettes. I ordered this book to help me prepare for the Biochemistry portion of the USMLE Step 1. The majority of questions in this book are based on clinical vignettes (just like the real boards). I enjoyed this format because it strips down the intricacies of various biochemical pathways and stresses only those that are CLINICALLY RELEVANT. I also enjoyed the fact that the book has patient presentation pictures (i.e. Cushing's, Graves, etc.) and detailed explanations about the answers to the questions. While I don't think that you could study Biochem from this book alone, I do think that it is an EXCELLENT way to test yourself (or torture others:)) after you have finished reviewing. Overall, a very good book.
	Hepatology, Principles and Practice: History, Morphology, Biochemistry, Diagnostics, Clinic, Therapy
	By: Erwin Kuntz, Hans-Dieter Kuntz ISBN: 3540289763 Publisher: Springer Release Date: 07 December, 2005 Bioscience book rank: 1314345
	Mini Atlas of Biochemistry (Anshan Gold Standard Mini Atlas) (Anshan Gold Standard Mini Atlas Series) (Anshan Gold Standard Mini Atlas Series) (Anshan Gold Standard Mini Atlas Series)
	By: D. M. Vasudevan, S. Sreekumari ISBN: 1905740042 Publisher: Anshan Ltd Release Date: 15 March, 2007 Bioscience book rank: 1369187
	Clinical Biochemistry of Domestic Animals, Fifth Edition
	By: Jiro Jerry Kaneko, John W. Harvey, Michael L. Bruss ISBN: 0123963052 Publisher: Academic Press Release Date: 15 January, 1997 Bioscience book rank: 984665	This book has a lot of details and information including useful reference intervals. Although it is very useful, it may be more useful for researchers than practicing veterinarians due to the fact that it is extremely detailed.
	Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry (Low Price Edition)
	By: UNKNOWN ISBN: 1403948763 Publisher: WH Freeman Release Date: 2005 Bioscience book rank: 967680	The book was not what I expected, or as pictured, being considerably larger (low price edition) and actually hardcover (instead of paperback). But I believe the product was worth its price, seeing as the regular version costs a lot more and this version, although not like new, is still very good.