Give Students Our Entire Catalog for $119.99 a Term! LEARN MORE

Request for consultation

Thanks for your request. You’ll soon be chatting with a consultant to get the answers you need.
{{formPostErrorMessage.message}} [{{formPostErrorMessage.code}}]
First Name is required. 'First Name' must contain at least 0 characters 'First Name' cannot exceed 0 characters Please enter a valid First Name
Last Name is required. 'Last Name' must contain at least 0 characters 'Last Name' cannot exceed 0 characters Please enter a valid Last Name
Institution is required.
Discipline is required.
Why are you contacting us today? is required. 'Why are you contacting us today?' must contain at least 0 characters 'Why are you contacting us today?' cannot exceed 0 characters Please enter a valid Why are you contacting us today?
Clear Form
Product Family Biochemistry

Biochemistry 6th Edition

Reginald H. Garrett, Charles M. Grisham

  • Copyright 2017
  • Published
  • 1280 Pages
Starting At 105.00 See pricing and ISBN options
Instructors Next Steps
Students Buy or Rent
Look Inside
Quick Navigation

Overview

Continuing Garrett and Grisham's innovative conceptual and organizing "Essential Questions" framework, BIOCHEMISTRY guides students through course concepts in a way that reveals the beauty and usefulness of biochemistry in the everyday world. Offering a balanced and streamlined presentation, this edition has been updated throughout with new material and revised presentations. For the first time, this book is integrated with OWLv2, a powerful online learning system for chemistry with book-specific end-of-chapter material that engages students and improves learning outcomes.

{{readMore['overview'] ? 'Read More' : 'Read Less'}}

Meet the Authors

{{collapseContainerClosed['meet-the-author'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}

Reginald H. Garrett, University of Virginia

Reginald H. Garrett was educated in the Baltimore city public schools and at the Johns Hopkins University, where he received his Ph.D. in biology in 1968. Since that time, he has conducted research and taught biochemistry courses at the University of Virginia, where he is currently Professor of Biology. He is the author of numerous papers and review articles on biochemical, genetic, and molecular biological aspects of inorganic nitrogen metabolism. His early research focused on the pathway of nitrate assimilation in filamentous fungi. His investigations contributed substantially to our understanding of the enzymology, genetics, and regulation of this major pathway of biological nitrogen acquisition. More recently, he has collaborated in systems approaches to the metabolic basis of nutrition-related diseases. His research has been supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and private industry. A member of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Garrett is a former Fulbright Scholar, was twice Visiting Scholar at the University of Cambridge, and was Invited Professor at the University of Toulouse, France.

Charles M. Grisham, University of Virginia

Charles M. Grisham received his B.S. in chemistry from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1969 and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Minnesota in 1973. Following a postdoctoral appointment at the Institute for Cancer Research in Philadelphia, he became Professor of Chemistry at the University of Virginia, where he teaches biochemistry, introductory chemistry, and physical chemistry. He has authored numerous papers and review articles on active transport of sodium, potassium, and calcium in mammalian systems, on protein kinase C, and on the applications of NMR and EPR spectroscopy to the study of biological systems. His work has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America, the Research Corporation, the American Heart Association and the American Chemical Society. A member of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Grisham held the Knapp Chair in Chemistry in 1999 at the University of San Diego; was Visiting Scientist at the Aarhus University Institute of Physiology, Aarhus, Denmark, for two years; and received a Research Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health.

What's New

{{collapseContainerClosed['whats-new'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}
  • Brand NEW “Deeper Look” Boxes have been added to Chapters 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 18, 23, and 30.
  • Brand NEW “Human Biochemistry” Boxes have been added to Chapters 7, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 24, and 26.
  • Brand NEW “Critical Developments in Biochemistry” Boxes in Chapters 4, 5, 6, 12, and 14.
  • Entirely new sections have been added to Chapters 5 and 12.
  • MANY New figures have been added and revised throughout.

Features

{{collapseContainerClosed['features'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}
  • Reference lists at the end of each chapter make it easy for you to find additional information about each topic.
  • Each chapter in this book is framed around an Essential Question that engages students in the material and encourages curiosity about the subject matter.
  • Human Biochemistry essays emphasize the central role of basic biochemistry in medicine and the health sciences with information on clinically important issues such as diet, diabetes, and cardiovascular health.
  • Critical Developments in Biochemistry essays emphasize recent and historical advances in the field, while A Deeper Look essays expand on the text, highlighting selected topics or experimental observations.
  • End-of-chapter summaries review and briefly answer the key questions posed in each section.

Table of Contents

{{collapseContainerClosed['table-of-contents'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}
Part I: Molecular Components of Cells
1. The Facts of Life: Chemistry Is the Logic of Biological Phenomena
2. Water: The Medium of Life
3. Thermodynamics of Biological Systems
4. Amino Acids and the Peptide Bond
5. Proteins: Their Primary Structure and Biological Functions
6. Proteins: Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary Structure
7. Carbohydrates and the Glycoconjugates of Cell Surfaces
8. Lipids
9. Membranes and Membrane Transport
10. Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids
11. Structure of Nucleic Acids
12. Recombinant DNA, Cloning, Chimeric Genes, and Synthetic Biology
Part II: Protein Dynamics
13. Enzymes—Kinetics and Specificity
14. Mechanisms of Enzyme Action
15. Enzyme Regulation
16. Molecular Motors
Part III: Metabolism and Its Regulation
17. Metabolism: An Overview
18. Glycolysis
19. The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
20. Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation
21. Photosynthesis
22. Gluconeogenesis, Glycogen Metabolism, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway
23. Fatty Acid Catabolism
24. Lipid Biosynthesis
25. Nitrogen Acquisition and Amino Acid Metabolism
26. Synthesis and Degradation of Nucleotides
27. Metabolic Integration and Organ Specialization
Part IV: Information Transfer
28. DNA Metabolism: Replication, Recombination, and Repair
29. T ranscription and the Regulation of Gene Expression
30. Protein Synthesis
31. Completing the Protein Life Cycle: Folding, Processing, and Degradation
32. The Reception and Transmission of Extracellular Information
Abbreviated Answers to Problems
Index

Compare Buying Options

{{collapseContainerClosed['compare-buying-options'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}

OWLv2 Options

{{collapseContainerClosed['detail_1'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}
OWLv2
OWLv2 offers a full, mobile-ready textbook combined with mastery learning activities that allow students to understand each concept and skill at their own pace.

This Cengage solution can be seamlessly integrated into most Learning Management Systems (Blackboard, Brightspace by D2L, Canvas, Moodle, and more) but does require a different ISBN for access codes. Please work with your Cengage Learning Consultant to ensure the proper course set up and ordering information. For additional information, please visit the LMS Integration site.

Standalone Digital Access — Ultimate Value

Recommended and most popular

  • ISBN-10: 1305636252
  • ISBN-13: 9781305636255
  • Bookstore Wholesale Price $105.00
  • RETAIL $105.00

  • ISBN-10: 1305636260
  • ISBN-13: 9781305636262
  • Bookstore Wholesale Price $120.00
  • RETAIL $120.00

Digital Access + Print — Flexible Value

Recommended and most popular

  • ISBN-10: 1337130931
  • ISBN-13: 9781337130936
  • Bookstore Wholesale Price $114.00
  • RETAIL $151.95

  • ISBN-10: 133713094X
  • ISBN-13: 9781337130943
  • Bookstore Wholesale Price $125.25
  • RETAIL $166.95

  • ISBN-10: 1337194212
  • ISBN-13: 9781337194211
  • Bookstore Wholesale Price $258.75
  • RETAIL $344.95

  • ISBN-10: 1337194239
  • ISBN-13: 9781337194235
  • Bookstore Wholesale Price $270.00
  • RETAIL $359.95
Instructors Next Steps
Students Buy or Rent

Textbook Only Options

Traditional eBook and Print Options

{{collapseContainerClosed['detail_0'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}
z

  • STARTING AT $47.49

  • ISBN-10: 1337359572
  • ISBN-13: 9781337359573
  • STARTING AT $48.99

  • ISBN-10: 1305577205
  • ISBN-13: 9781305577206
  • Bookstore Wholesale Price $225.00
  • RETAIL $299.95
Instructors Next Steps
Students Buy or Rent

Supplements

{{collapseContainerClosed['supplements'] ? 'Show More' : 'Show Less'}}

Cengage provides a range of supplements that are updated in coordination with the main title selection. For more information about these supplements, contact your Learning Consultant.

FOR INSTRUCTORS

Instructor's Web Site

ISBN: 9781305882102
Everything you need for your course in one place! This collection of book-specific lecture and class tools is available online via www.cengage.com/login. Access and download PowerPoint presentations, images, sample chapters of the solutions manual, videos, and more.

Cengage Learning Testing, powered by Cognero® Instant Access

ISBN: 9781305882379
Cengage Learning Testing Powered by Cognero is a flexible, online system that allows you to: author, edit, and manage test bank content from multiple Cengage Learning solutions create multiple test versions in an instant deliver tests from your LMS, your classroom or wherever you want.

Study Guide with Student Solutions Manual and Problems Book

ISBN: 9781305882409
This complete solutions manual and study guide is the perfect way to help your students prepare for exams, build problem-solving skills, and get the grade they want! This useful resource reinforces skills with activities and practice problems for each chapter. After completing the end-of-chapter exercises, they can check their answers for the all- questions.

FOR STUDENTS

Study Guide with Student Solutions Manual and Problems Book

ISBN: 9781305882409
This complete solutions manual and study guide is the perfect way to prepare for exams, build problem-solving skills, and get the grade you want! This useful resource reinforces skills with activities and practice problems for each chapter. After completing the end-of-chapter exercises, you can check your answers for the odd-numbered questions.

All-You-Can-Learn Access with Cengage Unlimited

Cengage Unlimited is the first-of-its-kind digital subscription that gives students total and on-demand access to all the digital learning platforms, ebooks, online homework and study tools Cengage has to offer—in one place, for one price. Students get unlimited access to a library of more than 22,000 products for $119.99 per term.

Learn More