Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, Fourth Edition contains a positively huge amount of information, which Nelson and Cox have somehow managed to digest and present for the layperson in a way that is both engaging and understandable. The writing style is superb, and the visual aids are numerous and of exceptionally high quality. Don't listen to the reviewers who say they wish this book went into more depth on some issues, because they should know better. There is no lack of depth here. This is an introductory text. You read it if you want an introduction. If the nitty-gritty were found in introductory texts, there would be no need for advanced texts, now would there?
You will found this book to be really quite wonderful and beautiful in fact! With terrific diagrams and very well written. It has some incredible diagrams of the proteins involved in biochemistry. Also it has some interesting "asides" covering scientific discoveries or items of medical interest. The discussions of hemoglobin and vitamin B12 were particularly memorable.
The authors know very well the plight of students who have to contend with not only biochemistry but a multitude of other challenging units. They have made this book lucid with detailed, "easy to understand" conversational explanations of various pertinent topics in biochemistry. Great emphasis had been placed on the fundamentals and how to implement these principles in solving biochemistry associated problems.
Voet on the other hand is an encyclopedic, condensed dictionary that defines terms and other features in a very precise and often complicated way. This is something that becomes handy once one actually understands what Voet and Voet are talking about. It is only useful after an introductory biochemistry unit. However, Lehninger has a more practical approach with a built in application which allows the user to alter values and see their impact on the relationship between substrate and enzyme metabolism, in light of various governing factors. The text is both lucid and colourful with only relevant, useful and well explained graphics. The idea behind Lehninger is to build up on the basic principles and always implement them in the understanding of biochemistry. Voet does not have this primary feature.
This book is almost certainly on every university's recommended reading for biochemistry, molecular biology and bioscience students. It is very useful book and it consist a lot of information. More, this book is easy to read for foreigners.
Book Details
- Title: Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, Fourth Edition
- Authors: David L. Nelson, Michael M. Cox
- Hardcover: 1100 pages
- Publisher: W. H. Freeman; 4 edition (April 23, 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0716743396
- ISBN-13: 9780716743392
- Book Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 1.7 inches
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