Biochemistry primer for exercise science.

Text on inside covers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART 1: Proteins and Enzymes: The Basis of Biochemistry:-1. Amino acids, peptides, and proteins:-Nature of amino acids--Characteristics of Peptides--Structure of Proteins--Next stage: --Proteomics - The new systems approach to biomedical health and exercise science--Summary--Review questions-- 2. Enzymes:- Enzymes as catalysts--Rates of enzymatic reactions--Enzyme cofactors--Classification of enzymes--Protein transporters--Oxidations and reductions--Regulation of Enzyme activity--Measurement of enzyme activity--Next stage: Redox regulation of the SERCA pump in vascular physiology and disease--Summary--Review questions--3. Gene transcription and protein: synthesis:- DNA and RNA--Transcription--Posttranscriptional modifications of RNA--Translation--Posttranslational processing of polypeptides--Protein degredation--Regulation of Gene expression in exercise and training--Next stage: Micro RNAs and the adaptive response to exercise training--Summary --Review questions --PART II: Regulation and adaptation to exercise and training:-4. Energy systems and bioenergetics:- Energy requirements of skeletal muscle--Energy rich phosphates--Energy systems--Bioenergetics--Next-stage: Epigenetic control of skeletal muscle fiber type and metabolic potential--Summary--Review questions --5. Oxidative phosphorylation:-Overview of metabolism--Mitochondria--Citric acid cycle--Electron transport chain--Coupled phosphorylation--Qunatification of redox reactions--oxidents and antioxidants--Next stage: effects of aging and exercise training on muscle mitochondria--Summary--Review questions--6. Carbohydrates and related metabolism:- Carbohydrates--Cellular uptake of clucose--Phosphorylation of glucose--Glycolysis--Glycogen metabolism--Lactate metabolism--Oxidation of Cytoplasmic NADH--Gluconeogenesis--Pentose phosphate pathway--Signaling pathways-- Next stage: Carbohydrate, exercise performance, and fatigue--Summary--Review questions--7. Lipid metabolism:-Types of lipids--Fat storage and metabolism--Oxidation of fatty acids--Oxidation of ketone bodies--Synthesis of fatty acids--Fat as fuel for exercise--Metabolism during exercise: fat versus carbohydrate-- Adipose tissue as an endocrine tissue--cholesterol--Next stage: Exercise, 24-hour fat oxidation, and weight loss--Summary--Review questions-- 8. Amino acid and protein metabolism:- Overview of amino acid metabolism--Degradation of amino acids--Urea cycle--Fate of amino acid carbon skeletons--Amino acid metabolism during exercise--Additional roles for amino acids--Next stage: Effects of diet and exercise on protein degradation and synthesis--Summary--Review questions.

Aimed at students and professionals in the sports science field, this book gives a basic understanding of biochemistry. It is also useful for undergraduate and graduate students in exercise physiology and sports nutrition who lack a basic understanding of exercise biochemistry.