Biochemistry Laboratory  (English, Paperback, Boyer Rodney)

The biochemistry laboratory course is an essential component in training students for careers in biochemistry, molecular biology, chemistry, and related molecular life sciences such as cell biology, neurosciences, and genetics. Increasingly, many biochemistry lab instructors opt to either design their own experiments or select them from major educational journals. Biochemistry Laboratory: Modern Theory and Techniques addresses this issue by providing a flexible alternative without experimental protocols.

Instead of requiring instructors to use specific experiments, the book focuses on detailed descriptions of modern techniques in experimental biochemistry and discusses the theory behind such techniques in detail. An extensive range of techniques discussed includes Internet databases, chromatography, spectroscopy, and recombinant DNA techniques such as molecular cloning and PCR. The Second Edition introduces cutting-edge topics such as membrane-based chromatography, adds new exercises and problems throughout, and offers a completely updated Companion Website.

Salient Features

• An extensive range of techniques are provided, including internet databases, chromatography, electrophoresis, spectroscopy, measurements of ligand-binding interactions, and recombinant DNA techniques such as molecular cloning and PCR.
• A flexible organization accommodates various requirements of the course, and allows students to reference detailed theory sections for clarification during labs.  Information on a variety of teaching methods for the lab is also included.
• Use of computers and the Internet is integrated thoroughly into all sections of the book, reflecting that the computer is now applied to all aspects of the collection, analysis, and management of biochemical data.
• Chapter 2 introduces students to the computer and to Internet Web sites that maintain directories, lab protocols, and databases for biochemistry and molecular biology.
• All chapters have a special section on computer applications and many have tables listing Web sites pertinent to topics in the chapter.
• In addition, Appendix I contains a complete and updated listing of Web sites and software associated with topics in each chapter.
• End-of-chapter study problems are provided for student practice at the end of each chapter. Questions deal with both theoretical and procedural aspects of the chapter, and often ask students to analyze actual laboratory data. Answers to all odd-numbered questions are provided in Appendix IX.
• Several study exercises are incorporated into each chapter. These exercises give students the opportunity to review a topic and check their knowledge before they move on to the next section.
• Further Reading and Study ends each chapter with an abundant list of literature references, including Web sites that provide either a more detailed theoretical background or an expanded explanation of procedures and techniques.