Princeton Review MCAT Biochemistry Review, 2nd Edition: Complete Content Prep + Practice Tests

by The Princeton Review

Overview

IF IT'S ON THE TEST, IT'S IN THIS BOOK. The Princeton Review’s MCAT® Biochemistry Review brings you everything you need to ace the biochem concepts found on the MCAT, including thorough subject reviews, example practice questions with step-by-step explanations, hundreds of practice problems, and 3 full-length practice tests.

Inside this book, you’ll find proven strategies for tackling and overcoming challenging questions, along with all the practice you need to help get the score you want.

Everything You Need to Know to Help Achieve a High Score
• In-depth coverage of the challenging biochemistry topics on this important test
• Sample MCAT questions with step-by-step walk-through explanations
• Bulleted chapter summaries for quick review
• Full-color illustrations, diagrams, and tables
• Extensive glossary for handy reference

Practice Your Way to Excellence
• 3 full-length online practice tests with detailed answer explanations and score reports
• End-of-chapter drills and explanations
• MCAT-style practice passages and questions
• 3 scholarly journal articles with exercises to strengthen your critical analysis
• Test-taking strategies geared toward biochem mastery

Gain Mastery of These and Other Biochem Topics!
• Biochemistry Strategy
• Thermodynamics and Kinetics
• Oxidation and Reduction
• Acid/Base Chemistry
• Amino Acids and Proteins
• Carbohydrates
• Carbohydrate Metabolism
• Lipids
• Nucleic Acids

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593516218
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	11/08/2022
Series:	Graduate School Test Preparation: MCAT
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	631,679
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.60(d)

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Table of Contents

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Chapter 1 MCAT Basics 1

Chapter 2 Biochemistry Strategy for the MCAT 15

2.1 Science Sections Overview 16

2.2 Science Passage Types 17

2.3 Science Question Types 21

2.4 Biochemistry on the MCAT 23

2.5 Tackling a Biochemistry Passage 23

2.6 Tackling the Questions 30

2.7 Summary of the Approach to Biochemistry 34

Chapter 3 Biochemistry Basics 37

3.1 Thermodynamics 39

3.2 Kinetics and Activation Energy [E_A] 43

3.3 Oxidation and Reduction 45

3.4 Acids and Bases 47

Chapter 3 Summary 54

Chapter 3 Freestanding Practice Questions 55

Chapter 3 Practice Passage 56

Chapter 3 Solutions 58

Chapter 4 Amino Acids and Proteins 61

4.1 Amino Acids 63

4.2 Amino Acid Reactivity 68

4.3 Protein Structure 71

4.4 Proteins as Enzymes 73

4.5 Enzyme Structure and Function 80

4.6 Regulation of Enzyme Activity 82

4.7 Enzyme Kinetics 84

4.8 Inhibition of Enzyme Activity 87

4.9 Lineweaver-Burk Plot 90

Chapter 4 Summary 91

Chapter 4 Freestanding Practice Questions 93

Chapter 4 Practice Passage 94

Chapter 4 Solutions 96

Journal Article 1 99

Journal Article Exercise 1 107

Solutions to Journal Exercise 1 109

Chapter 5 Carbohydrates and Carbohydrate Metabolism 111

5.1 Monosaccharides and Disaccharides 113

5.2 Polysaccharides 114

5.3 Introduction to Cellular Respiration 115

5.4 Gluconeogenesis 128

5.5 Regulation of Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis 129

5.6 Glycogen Metabolism 131

5.7 Pentose Phosphate Pathway 132

Chapter 5 Summary 134

Chapter 5 Freestanding Practice Questions 136

Chapter 5 Practice Passage 138

Chapter 5 Solutions 140

Chapter 6 Lipids 143

6.1 Introduction to Lipids 145

6.2 Triacyiglycerols [TG] 146

6.3 Phospholipids and Lipid Bilayer Membranes 148

6.4 Terpenes and Steroids 149

6.5 Other Lipids 152

6.6 Fatty Acid Metabolism 155

6.7 Amino Acid Catabolism and Metabolic Summary 161

Chapter 6 Summary 163

Chapter 6 Freestanding Practice Questions 164

Chapter 6 Practice Passage 165

Chapter 6 Solutions 167

Journal Article 2 171

Journal Article Exercise 2 182

Solutions to Journal Exercise 2 187

Chapter 7 Nucleic Acids 189

7.1 Phosphorus-Containing Compounds 191

7.2 DNA Structure 193

7.3 Characteristics of RNA 202

Chapter 7 Summary 204

Chapter 7 Freestanding Practice Questions 205

Chapter 7 Practice Passage 206

Chapter 7 Solutions 208

Journal Article 3 211

Journal Article Exercise 3 219

Journal Article Exercise 3 Passage 223

Solutions to Journal Exercise 3 225

Solutions to Journal Exercise 3 Passage 227

Appendix: Some Lab Techniques 229

A.1 Enzyme-Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay [ELISA] 231

A.2 Radioimmunoassay [RIA] 232

A.3 Electrophoresis 233

A.4 Blotting 234

A.5 Recombinant DNA 237

A.6 Polymerase Chain Reaction 243

A.7 DNA Sequencing and Genomics 245

A.8 DNA Fingerprinting 248

A.9 Additional Methods to Study the Genome 249

A.10 Analyzing Gene Expression 250

A.11 Protein Quantification 253

A.12 Affinity Chromatography 254

Biochemistry Glossary 255