Prof. Dr. Ayşe CAN                                          Prof. Dr. Nuriye AKEV

This book is prepared in order to give basic knowledge on general biochemistry to the students of Pharmacy.  In the first part, the scope of biochemistry, its  importance  in pharmacy practice, some physicochemical principles related to biochemical events, the acid-base equilibrium of the organism, inorganic elements and their metabolism are briefly acknowledged. In the second part, information about the most important biomolecules in biochemistry and metabolism, the enzymes, is thoroughly given as well as enzyme classification and nomenclature. After a blick on general metabolic reactions which will be encountered throughout the book, and xenobiotics metabolism, the structures and the metabolisms of the basic biomolecules: carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids, proteins, porphyrins, nucleoproteins and nucleic acids are studied in detail. At the end of the book, basic knowledge about the vitamins and hormones is given.