Principles and Techniques of Practical Biochemistry

by John Walker

Book Overview

This new edition of a highly popular biochemistry text introduces the student to the basic principles of techniques that are used routinely in modern biochemistry and molecular biology. Its coverage... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052165873X
• ISBN13: 9780521658737
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 802 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.0" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Review

This is a very good review on the main techniques of biochemistry and molecular biology. Excellent for filling up those gaps that bad teachers left behind.

One of the best lab books available

I was blown away by this book. That's how good it is. I'm a microbiology grad student working on my Ph.D. and I have referred to this book on multiple occasions. It covers almost every single type of procedure that a student would do in a life science or biochemistry laboratory. From molecular biology to PCR; from Southern blots to western blots; from electrophoresis to mass spectrometry; from cell culture to microscopy.....this book literally covers it all. Additionally, it covers all of these topics in pretty good detail. Each procedure is not only discussed in terms of how to do it, but also why it works. Fantastic. Every life science, biochemistry, or health science student should have this as a reference book.

good with an adjunct

this is a very nice book with abundant information.there are few topics which are dealt extraordinarily especially centrifugation,HPLC,electrophoresis etcetera.i have been studying this book from my graduation.initially i used to feel some difficulty with this book,so i studied biopysical and biophysical techniques by Upadhyaya and Upadhyaya.once i got the clear idea regarding the techniques,i shifted to this book.now i feel this book is very helpful.it is highly recommended to all biology students.

Excellent reference

This book is an invaluable source of information not only for those studying about various practical techniques but even those engaged in experiments in a lab environment. Written more as an overview, it works to familiarize the reader with the principles of both experimental protocols and the equipment that might be used, for example centrifuges. It's very useful to go back to it from time to time to get a refresher on techniques that I might use on a regular basis but might not remember all the details of. Highly recommended. It's also written quite simply, which unfortunately is not the case for all biology texts.

A useful, informative guide to practical biology

This book would be especially useful to science students engaging in a predominantly practical-based biological course.