This book is the latest edition of this comprehensive guide to biochemical sciences. Fully updated and reorganised, the new edition includes brand new chapters, over 1000 new multiple choice questions, and over 100 new clinical case histories. Divided into forty chapters across eight sections, the book begins with the structure and function of biomolecules. Further sections cover metabolism, nutrition, molecular biology, clinical biochemistry, cellular communication, and a final section featuring special topics. Revised chapters in this edition include biological oxidation, metabolism in starvation, replication, transcription, translation, and organ function tests, bringing the book firmly up to date. This edition of Biochemistry contains over 200 illustrations and tables, and a glossary of terms, making it an ideal reference tool for undergraduates.