Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life is a one-semester text focusing on the essential biochemical principles that underpin the modern life sciences. The sixth edition offers deeper coverage of the chemistry of reactions while emphasizing the relationship between biochemistry and human
biology. Equipping students with a complete view of the living state, Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life emphasizes problem solving and applies biochemical principles to the fields of health, agriculture, engineering, and forensics. It strikes the perfect balance of biology and chemistry
coverage, consistently placing biochemical principles into the context of the physiology of the cell and biomedical applications.
 
Review
 
"I really like the evenness of the topics covered. Some books delve into depth in some areas and skim the surface of others, whereas McKee and McKee's coverage maintains a consistent depth."--Rich Lomneth, University of Nebraska at Omaha
"This book stacks up very well with its competitors. It does a very good job of presenting information in a way that is accessible to students from various backgrounds. The extent of the end-of-chapter problems and the general presentation of the information will be very useful."--Peter Palenchar, Villanova University
"The writing is at a level appropriate for my students, the boxed features are interesting, and the organization of the chapters is clear, logical, and effective. The new revisions and features in the sixth edition of Biochemistry represent a further improvement, and should make it more appealing to our students."--Niina J. Ronkainen, Benedictine University
 
About the Author
 
Trudy McKee is a biochemist who has taught Biochemistry at Thomas Jefferson University, Rosemont College, Immaculata College, and the University of the Sciences.
James R. McKee is Professor of Chemistry at the University of the Sciences, Philadelphia.