This edition is an indispensable book for undergraduate medical students. It is also useful for dental, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and pharmacy students.

Salient Features
* Complete coverage of all the topics as per Medical Council of India (MCI) guidelines
* Extensive coverage of metabolic pathways and their regulation
* Inclusion of many new topics like extracellular matrix, human genome project and gene probes, adaptive and innate immunity, major histocompatibility complex of genes and AIDS
* Includes ""Applied Aspects"" throughout the text to illustrate the clinical application of biochemistry Provides additional information through 'Points to Ponder'

Table of Contents
* Preface to the Third Edition
* Preface to the First Edition
* Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Cell
3. Enzymes
4. Chemistry of Proteins
5. Protein Metabolism
6. Chemistry of Carbohydrates
7. Carbohydrate Metabolism
8. Chemistry of Lipids
9. Lipid Metabolism
10. Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis
11. Genetic Engineering
12. Nucleic Acid Metabolism
13. Biological Oxidation
14. Haemoglobin
15. Free Radicals and Antioxi
dants 16. Vitamins
17. Mineral Metabolism
18. Acid-Base Balance
19. Water and Electrolyte Balance
20. Nutrition
21. Starvation
22. Integration of Metabolism
23. Hormones
24. Environmental Biochemistry
25. Cancer
26. Detoxication
27. Radioisotopes
28. Organ Function Tests
29. Immunology
30. Investigation Techniques
Index