, TEXTBOOK OF
BIOCHEMISTRY
For Medical Students
, TEXTBOOK OF
BIOCHEMISTRY
For Medical Students
Sixth Edition
DM VASUDEVAN MBBS MD FAMS FRCPath
Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry
College of Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, Kerala
(Formerly Principal, College of Medicine, Amrita, Kerala)
(Formerly, Dean, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim)
E-mail:
SREEKUMARI S MBBS MD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
E-mail:
KANNAN VAIDYANATHAN MBBS MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry
and
Head, Metabolic Disorders Laboratory
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala
Email:
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Textbook of Biochemistry for Medical Students
© 2011, DM Vasudevan, Sreekumari S, Kannan Vaidyanathan
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ensure accuracy of material, but the publisher, printer and authors will not be held responsible for any inadvertent
error (s). In case of any dispute, all legal matters are to be settled under Delhi jurisdiction only.
First Edition : 1995
Second Edition: 1998
Third Edition: 2001
Fourth Edition: 2005
Fifth Edition: 2007
Reprint: 2008
Sixth Edition: 2011
ISBN: 978-93-5025-016-7
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BIOCHEMISTRY
For Medical Students
, TEXTBOOK OF
BIOCHEMISTRY
For Medical Students
Sixth Edition
DM VASUDEVAN MBBS MD FAMS FRCPath
Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry
College of Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Cochin, Kerala
(Formerly Principal, College of Medicine, Amrita, Kerala)
(Formerly, Dean, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim)
E-mail:
SREEKUMARI S MBBS MD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
E-mail:
KANNAN VAIDYANATHAN MBBS MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry
and
Head, Metabolic Disorders Laboratory
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala
Email:
®
JAYPEE BROTHERS MEDICAL PUBLISHERS (P) LTD
Kochi • St Louis (USA) • Panama City (Panama) • London (UK) • New Delhi
Ahmedabad • Bengaluru • Chennai • Hyderabad • Kolkata • Lucknow • Mumbai • Nagpur
, Published by
Jitendar P Vij
Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd
Corporate Office
4838/24 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi - 110002, India, Phone: +91-11-43574357, Fax: +91-11-43574314
Registered Office
B-3 EMCA House, 23/23B Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi - 110 002, India
Phones: +91-11-23272143, +91-11-23272703, +91-11-23282021
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• Lucknow, Phone: +91-522-3040554, e-mail:
• Mumbai, Phone: Rel: +91-22-32926896, e-mail:
• Nagpur, Phone: Rel: +91-712-3245220, e-mail:
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• Europe Office, UK, Ph: +44 (0) 2031708910, e-mail:
Textbook of Biochemistry for Medical Students
© 2011, DM Vasudevan, Sreekumari S, Kannan Vaidyanathan
All rights reserved. No part of this publication should be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any
form or by any means: electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission
of the authors and the publisher.
This book has been published in good faith that the material provided by authors is original. Every effort is made to
ensure accuracy of material, but the publisher, printer and authors will not be held responsible for any inadvertent
error (s). In case of any dispute, all legal matters are to be settled under Delhi jurisdiction only.
First Edition : 1995
Second Edition: 1998
Third Edition: 2001
Fourth Edition: 2005
Fifth Edition: 2007
Reprint: 2008
Sixth Edition: 2011
ISBN: 978-93-5025-016-7
Typeset at JPBMP typesetting unit
Printed at .........
