Series: Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry
Hardcover: 1100 pages
Publisher: W. H. Freeman; 4th edition (April 23, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0716743396
ISBN-13: 978-0716743392
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 1.7 x 11 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.7 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
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It is far too often that lecturers erroneously prescribe Voet for introductory biochemistry courses. This makes students suffer and dislike the subject; but truly, biochemistry is a remarkably interesting topic, provided one has the appropriate source of information.I am a Chemistry major who suffered at the hands of my inarticulate lecturer and also the intially hated Voet& Voet Biochemistry. To recount my position, I had just finished introductory organic chemistry and went into biochemistry. For student such as myself, I found Voet not to have those transient features to fully make the migration from structural and mechanistic elucidations of organic chemistry to analysis of macromolecules and complex metabolic pathways.The major flaw of Voet is in its first two parts, the final part is actually quite good, once you understand the basics. That was the problem! an introductory biochemistry course is supposed to teach you the basics with great emphasis placed on biopolymer structure (i.e. carbohydrates, complex fatty acid polymers (sterols and phospholipids) and finally proteins).I didnt follow my lecturer's lectures as he was difficult to understand; he is often in the habit of reading exactly what was on the powerpoint presentations....no reiterations, no further explanations.I was scared that I would not do well in the unit and so I purchased Lehninger. It was the greatest decision I had made in context of studying Biochemistry. The authors know very well the plight of students who have to contend with not only biochem but a multitude of other challenging units.They have made this book lucid with detailed, "easy to understand" conversational explanations of various pertinent topics in biochemistry.
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