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Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, Fourth Edition brings clarity and coherence to an often unwieldy discipline, while incorporating the field's most important recent developments and applications.
Published April 23rd 2004 by W. H. Freeman (first published 1970)
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Oct 31, 2010Limblessninja rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I had the privilege of being taught by both of the authors. They are amazing teachers, and this book reflects the clarity of their in-class teaching as well as the depth of their knowledge. I also have a huge crush on one Mr. David L. Nelson.
Dec 31, 2008Jason rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This book finally ties together the threads of courses in all the major biological sub-disciplines (biology, genetics, cell biology, microbiology), and places them firmly in the context of the chemistry of life. Would be a good read in conjunction with an introductory text on physiology.
Nov 13, 2009Allison rated it liked it · review of another edition
I obviously did not read this book cover to cover, but the sections that I did read were fairly easy to understand, but also managed to go into a fair amount of detail.
Sep 13, 2014Meghana Rastogi rated it it was amazing
Bible for Biochemistry, easy enough to understand :)
Feb 19, 2012Allcaps rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
One of the best textbooks I've ever had the pleasure of reading. Hands down. I still use it today, and I'm not even in school.
Dec 01, 2015Elisabeth rated it it was amazing
5th edition. As a biochemistry undergraduate student with an interest in understanding the more comprehensive details of biochemical reactions, I found Lehninger to be very enlightening. For sure, there is a lot of information in this book. It exceeded what I needed to know to succeed in my courses. A strong background in organic chemistry is useful so that you may firmly understand the reaction pathways and molecular interactions. The mechanisms are not advanced, but having a solid understandin...more
I cann't talk about Lehninger .. He is the supervisor of my supervisors in Egypt .. you can image :) Dr Hussein Ghaleb one of the most important biochemistry professors in Egypt .. and the world .. He presented Egypt as a member of Unisco in 60's in a very creative project that preserve a large amount of sugar to Cuba .. He started there an idea that can summarized to ' formation of a single cell protein from Molasses ' Dr/ Ghalib was Lehninger's student in Germany in 50's i think .. The conversati...more
Dec 29, 2014Dan's Obsessions rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Recommends it for: david, mannie, dies irae, maria fuentes
Recommended to Dan's by: no one..Simply trying to erxpand my knowledge in specific fields
wooah such relief.. .. feelings undescribable, now that I've left that behind And what can I say, the last Chapter, especially the last few pages was incredible such lucidity no drawbacks, or forced assumptions.. & most importantly,there was a continious feedback loop, to previous parts, that having 'digested' them, I could bring back to memory, with only a hint.. [ still I need to research, some stuff I just read a little bit further]
Oct 13, 2015Edma rated it really liked it · review of another edition
It was a good biochemistry book, even though sometimes I found it a bit overloaded. All in all, it was good and the concepts were explained really well. Now I have to do the exam.
Jun 04, 2015Agustina Dapueto rated it it was amazing
I didn't actually read the whole book, but most of it, at least around 900 pages. To be honest, I hated having to read this book, because it was for University, and I'll probably will have to read some of it again for finals in July and I will hate even more. Aside from that, this is a really good book! I mean, I didn't like reading it because who likes studying? But it was so useful and well explained, it fulfilled its purpose, it did what no teacher ever could, it taught me metabolism and I un...more
Although I'm required to read this book, it is very neat how the body works. I am fascinated by how well God has created all of us, and how perfectly we seem to function with ease. It is also neat to understand what happens when the systems are not properly functioning and how it all breaks down. If anyone is interested in learning more about how proteins, carbs, fats and nucleic acids work in the body, pick this book up and start reading.
Feb 17, 2012Rohit rated it it was amazing
Perfect book for undergraduate studies. Good language and detailed content. Most of people think 'Biochemistry by Stryer' is better over lehninger but according to me lehninger is the best. It has extra details over Stryer. Language is quite easier in stryer but overall best book for studying fundamentals of biochemistry.
Jan 27, 2015Elizabeth rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I didn't read all of it, just the parts necessary for my class. Its pretty good with lots of enlightening explanations, illustrations, useful asides, and descriptions of diseases related to defects in the various topics under discussion. Enjoyable.
May 04, 2013Phall Okdompheap added it · review of another edition
This book is the most important book for learner who are finding the right book to read to increase their knowledge and ability their field. For me, I really want to read this book to find out whatever related to Biochemistry. I hope I could... thank.
Feb 10, 2013Sofia rated it it was amazing
This book has everything - EVERYTHING - you'll ever need to know about biochem. This is so complete, our lectures were almost completely lifted from it. On the downside, your teacher might be insane and want you to memorize it for the exam.
Jun 20, 2014Abbas Massalmah rated it it was amazing
life-long official textbook of Biochemistry, I basically rate it as a central dogma for those who're enrolled within medicine, it covers everything in the world of biochemistry that makes you able to start your medical research according what you have learnt from it.
Sep 12, 2010Damien rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Quite good as biochem books go, but not the most readable book ever written.
Sep 16, 2010Drew rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Manages to make an overall complicated subject a much easier pill to swallow. Filled with wonderful diagrams and bundles of information; a true lifesaver.
Mar 02, 2012♥Xeni♥ rated it it was amazing
I'm done with this til (probably) next semester. It's getting marked as read to clear out my shelf a bit. Again.
Dec 22, 2017Kulsoom rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
To be really honest...this is the best textbook I ever read. It also has one of the nicest covers. I only read the first half, since that is all my class covered, but I would have totally read the second half if I had time and didn't have to return it. It made biochemistry so easy to understand, even while going into a lot of details.
Great work - what a revelation!
Too easy.
Feb 10, 2018Stephanie rated it it was amazing
An excellent and clear introduction to biochemistry, though it contains too many dalliances into clinical significance for my tastes
Jul 17, 2018Edma rated it really liked it
the best book to learn for biochemistry. I like how the concepts are treated and also the explanations regarding complex processes and biomolecules.
A life saver for competitive exams
May 22, 2018Sean Cronin rated it really liked it
A solid introduction to biochemistry but I feel that some explanations were watered down too much which led to confusion. This was most apparent with the Trp Operon regulation. I had to refer to the Voet textbook to get the whole picture.
Yes, Lehninger is a principal text for introductory biochemistry and yes, it is amazing. I find the book to be extremely easy to navigate and easy to read (have read a large percentage of the text cover-to-cover). However, for those seriously interested in biochemistry, especially for someone seeking a single biochemistry reference text: You may want to go with Voet & Voet. The information in Lehninger is introductory. Mechanisms/step-by-step synthetic pathways (ex. cholesterol) are not in t...more
Sep 09, 2011Vijay Swamidoss rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I laid my foundations of Science, thanks to Lehninger in 1979-80. Each of the myriad facts, figures, pieces of info I had learned by then fell into its place on the framework of the Scientific knowledge this book taught me to build.
Jan 29, 2013Hannah rated it it was ok · review of another edition
I didn't really read this book, since my Proffessor taught everything in class and I took really good notes. I think I cracked this book only a dozen times, if that. It was easy to understand, but I cannot really judge if it was useful or not as a whole.
May 13, 2010Asya rated it it was amazing
That's all I've been reading lately, so I might as well mark it. Best biochemisty textbook - written extremely well. If anyone is interested in biochemistry, this is what they should pick up. You must have some basic knowledge in organic chemistry.
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