Completely revised and updated, Metabolic and Therapeutic Aspects of Amino Acids in Clinical Nutrition, Second Edition presents current information and discussions on amino acid metabolism in various health and nutritional states. Chapters cover amino acid uptake routes, physiol…
Why Eat? ObjectivesThe Need for Energy Metabolic Fuels Hunger and Appetite Key points Enzymes and Metabolic Pathways ObjectivesChemical reactions: Breaking and Making Covalent Bonds Enzymes Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity Coenzymes and Prosthetic Groups The Classification and …
Retaining the wealth of detailed information delivered in the accessible manner of its predecessors, this book continues to provide a clear introduction to the principles of nutrition and metabolism, the interactions between diet and health, and the scientific basis for dietary …
This volume details how oxidative stress in cancer biology can be utilized to more effectively design interventions to enhance therapeutic responses while causing fewer treatment limiting complications.
This new edition of a successful book conveys a modern and integrated picture of metabolism and metabolic regulation. Important additions include a full coverage of leptin and its role, and regulation of gene expression by nutrients, particularly covering the PPAR and SREBP syst…
Methods for Investigation of Amino Acid and Protein Metabolism explores areas such as amino acid transfer across tissue membranes, past and new applications using stable isotopes, protein synthesis in organs and tissues, and more. In addition to helping any nutrition investigato…