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Sweet Biochemistry

Remembering Structures, Cycles, and Pathways by Mnemonics

Sweet Biochemistry: Remembering Structures, Cycles, and Pathways by Mnemonics makes biochemistry lively, interesting and memorable. by connecting objects, images and stories.… Read more

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Sweet Biochemistry: Remembering Structures, Cycles, and Pathways by Mnemonics makes biochemistry lively, interesting and memorable. by connecting objects, images and stories. Dr. Kumari has converted cycles and difficult pathways into very simple formula, very short stories and images which will help readers see familiar things in complicated cycles and better visualize biochemistry.

Key features

  • Provides quick, indigenous formulas, mnemonics, figures and short stories to help users simply recollect the study of biochemistry
  • Gives unique descriptions of the difficult areas in biochemistry and new ways of remembering a pathway or structure
  • Presents original diagrams that resonate and are easy to recall

Readership

(Post)graduate students and scientists in biochemistry

Table of contents

1. Glycolysis2. Krebs Cycle3. Electron Transport Chain4. Beta Oxidation of Fatty Acids5. Fatty Acid Biosynthesis6. Cholesterol Structure7. Cholesterol Synthesis8. Heme Synthesis9. Porphyrias10. Urea Cycle11. Urea Cycle Disorders12. Glycogen Storage Disorders13. Mucopolysaccharidosis14. Lipid Storage Disorders15. Ceramide Structure and Degradation16. Prostaglandin Synthesis17. Purine Structure18. Purine De Novo Synthesis19. Pyrimidine Structure20. Pyrimidine De Novo Synthesis

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About the author

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Asha Kumari

Dr. Asha Kumari is a young medical biochemist. Her parent institute is Pt. BD Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, from where she completed her MBBS and MD in biochemistry in 2014. She is presently working as an assistant professor at the Department of Biochemistry, SHKM GMC, Nalhar, Nuh, Mewat, Haryana, India. She is a member of the Association of Medical Biochemists of India. She is actively involved in medical research and has written papers in international and national journals. Dr. Asha has a deep interest in improving the teaching methods in the medical field.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Shaheed Hasan Khan Mewati, Government Medical College, University of Health Sciences, Nuh, Mewat, Haryana, India

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