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
1 stars (Only thoughts: WTF!!) - I helped teach three terms of upper division biochemistry with this book and this book is terrible!! Don't get this confused with the Stryer book (although he is listed as an author, the book IS NOT written in his style). For non-biochem people, get the real Stryer book and for biochem people get the Matthews or the Voet book. 1 stars (OMG! A how to manual for a badly written book) - I needed to purchase this book for my graduate class in biochemistry. I found it to be NOT user friendly in the least. Most books I have used for biochemistry come with a great set of definitions. This book not only doesn't come with an appendix with definitions but doesn't explicitely define words in the text. I finally found the "definitions" appendix at the only website (how nice of them...and how cheap can you get. Most books if they have a website also have definitions in the back). I should also mention it does not have a thorough index. Major subjects are neither defined nor shown in the index. Several times I had to go to either my organic chem book (Morrison & Boyd...great book), the Lippencotes (spelling) biochemistry review text (also a great concise book), or my under graduate biochemistry book (and study guide. Garrett and Grisham) to find information due to either the lack of information in this book or difficulty in finding it. Also, the layout of the book is terrible. Although proteins are now THE significant phase of biochemistry, the introduction of DNA and mRNA in later portions of the book is rediculous. If you follow the basic flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA to Protein it is much more easily understood. Throwing in the flow of genetic information at chapter 5 and later in chapter 27 discussing DNA replication, RNA synthesis and splicing (ch 28) and protein production (ch 29) makes no sense whatsoever. The order is correct but to place this information at the back of the book when it is necessary to un... W H Freeman :: Science & Biochemistry :: Science&Mathematics :: Science :: Life Sciences - Biochemistry :: Biochemistry :: John L Tymoczko :: Lubert Stryer :: Jeremy M Berg :: :: Biochemistry (Chapters 1-34)
5 stars (The first of its kind) - I'm giving this book a high rating because it fills a niche for which no other text exists: An absolute beginner's guide to patch-clamping. Yes, you could read Neher & Sakmann's hefty "Single Channel Recording" but, for the complete novice patch-clamper, it's a bit overwhelming. So, you walk into a patch-clamp lab, there's a million different things on the rig and you're feeling very confused. The microscope is much more complex than the microscope you remember from high school, there's cabling literally everywhere, and everybody keeps mentioning how important it is not to disturb the "voodoo" shielding. Where do you start? What do all those instruments do? Will I ever patch a cell on my own? This is the book for you. The book does an excellent job explaining the main components on a patch-clamp rig (and advice for setting up your own if you're just starting up a lab) and gives detailed instructions on whole-cell patch clamp techniques. (I have not evaluated the single-channel techniques but they too seem quite well written.) Also, many simple "equivalent circuit" diagrams are given so that you can understand what you're measuring. You will patch successfully after reading this book! My only criticism is that the book is a bit skimpy on what to do after you've got the cell patched. Only a few voltage-clamp techniques are explored and there is very little on experiments using dual recordings. Otherwise, it's an excellent book. If you're new to patch-clamping, this is (literally) the only book for you. ... John Wiley - Sons- Ltd :: Science-Research & Methodology :: Science-Life Sciences - Cytology :: Science-Life Sciences - Biochemistry :: Science :: Research & Methodology :: Life Sciences :: Patch Clamping- An Introductory Guide to Patch Clamp Electrophysiology
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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