The understanding of structure and function of biomolecules lays the foundations for understanding of the vast subject of biochemistry. In this book, besides the basic four major classes of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids; biomolecules, not falling under these four major classes, for example, vitamins, plant secondary metabolites, cyclic and linear tetrapyrroles and plant hormones are also described. There is a separate chapter on ‘Enzymes and Enzyme catalysis’, in which the enzyme classification, both conventional and systematic, as well as, the catalytic and regulatory strategies adopted by the enzymes have been discussed in detail with examples. Bio-inorganic aspects like the general role of inorganic elements, encountered across living systems, particularly, as part of biomolecules, especially enzymes and other proteins, are also elucidated. Though, it is difficult to include and discuss the vast array of biomolecules encountered in living system, it has been tried to appraise the reader with all the major classes and sub-classes of biomolecules encountered in living systems with examples, where-ever possible, still trying to keep the text simple and easy to understand. Many of the classes and sub-classes of biomolecules as well as organization into higher order molecular assemblies, which are generally not discussed in conventional biochemistry books, though form part of curricula at graduate and post graduate levels, have been included in this book including cellulose, hemicellulose and pectin among carbohydrates, related structural polymer – lignin, collagens, α- and β-keratins, elastin, fibroin, blood plasma-/serum-, milk-, egg- and plant seed storage-protein and cytoskeleton and motor proteins under proteins; membrane, storage and structural lipids, various classes of related isoprenoids and steroids, biomembranes – organization and assembly and associated proteins, blood- and egg-lipoproteins under lipids; various classes of DNA and RNA, organization of nucleosomes/chromosomes under nucleic acids; and also, various classes of glycoproteins, proteoglycans, peptidoglycans, lipo-polysaccharides and bacterial lipoprotein. The principles and chemistry involved in common analytical methods employed for estimating and analyzing biomolecules including many modern day techniques like various spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques, NMR spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, conventional and next generation DNA sequencing, gene knockout techniques and transgenics etc., are explained in detail.

• Hardcover: 994 pages
• Publisher: White Falcon Publishing; 1 edition (January 2026)
• Author: Dr. Rahul Behl
• ISBN-13: 9789376311651
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 10 inch

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