All processes that occur in a cell require energy that ultimately
derives from the sun. The original processing of light energy by
plants, the conversion of this energy into a useable form, its
utilisation to do work, and its incorporation into storage
molecules comprise the subject of this book. Michael Guppy is a
retired Associate Professor of Biochemistry from the University of
Western Australia. The book is based on a lecture series on
metabolism that was developed over twenty years. It is unique in
that energy processing is simplified and clarified by being
distilled into a series of recurring concepts and themes. The
different metabolic pathways are thus treated not as separate
entities, but as interlocking parts of a whole that have a common
purpose. This approach enables lessons learned from one pathway to
be carried over to subsequent pathways, resulting in a decrease in
the amount of new information that is encountered as the book
proceeds. In the final chapter we are reminded that although
biochemistry may be a strange world to many, it is very much a part
of us all. The concepts and themes encountered in the book are
applied to the issue of how we burn off energy (lipid stores), and
what steps we can take to avoid the disabling and life-threatening
affliction of obesity.
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