4 stars (Excellent Condition) - The book i received was in excellent condition, it was listed under the used section, but when i received it, it was still in the original packing. The only problem was the CD was missing somehow, no big deal. 5 stars (great pits) - When I first used this book in undergrad I did not like it very much, however, in medical school, I found this book to be a huge asset. It is great for someone who learns visually and condenses all the info on to a few pages, my medical school bio chem book took 30 pages to explain what this book does in a few. Also, I like the way this book is organized, it seems to flow.... the only chapter that seemed to need a little work was nucliotide mab.. Undergrad texts seem to stress more chemistry and enzyme mechanics, while med school will stress inh points. Also, photosythesis is not covered in med school, vitamins are not covered in this text 2 stars (Difficult to use) - This was the biochemistry book for my undergraduate course, but I hardly used it because it is not written in clearly understood language. It does have a glossary which is useful for looking up definitions, but when I would go to the index to clarify something we learned in class, chances were none of the references would apply to the concepts I was looking for, and if it did, it was incomprehensible. The general consensus among my classmates was that the book was worthless. The only useful feature is the end of chapter problems, and the solutions to these are found at the end of the book. I understand Lippincotts biochem is supposed to be pretty good, so you may want to investigate that if you are looking for a biochemistry book. ... John Wiley - Sons :: Science & Biochemistry :: Chemistry :: Science&Mathematics :: Science :: Life Sciences - Biochemistry :: Biochemistry (General) :: Charlotte W Pratt :: Judith G :: Fundamentals of Biochemistry - Life at the Molecular Level
4 stars (This Chemistry Major Loves It) - As a chemistry major at Baylor University, I like to have a set of textbooks on the side to refer to when studying for my classes. I appreciate the detail that V&V went into while writing this book, and I do find it very fitting for my major. There are also plenty of illustrations to fit to the material, and I find them quite helpful. If you are a chem major looking for a little more information, I would recommend this text. 5 stars (Great Book) - I am a pharmacy student and this book has done wonders! It explains everything very well. 1 stars (Detailed but no depth) - This is the main text for second semester biochemistry at Yale University. Compared to Lehninger, it is more detailed and very up to date but it lacks discussion on basic principles and fails to treat any of the topics deeply. Because it attempts to consolidate a good amount of recent material, it ends up presenting data that has not been confirmed. Sometimes the author presents a caveat regarding whether a theory is backed or not, but more often this becomes implicit and the reader quickly finds himself looking many of the experiments up for confirmation. Overall this is a decent book for information, but I would not recommend it when there are so many better books out there. ... Wiley :: Science & Biochemistry :: Science&Mathematics :: Science :: Life Sciences - Biochemistry :: Biochemistry (General) :: Biochemistry :: Donald Voet :: :: Biochemistry
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