Medical Biochemistry at a Glance 3rd Edition

This book saved me in the first year of medical school. I had a very poorly organized biochemistry textbook, with lectures that were not any better. I am a visual learner and needed large, detailed pictures that give an idea of the 'big picture.' That is where this small text excelled. Most of the major, basic pathways needed in medical biochemistry are covered--from TCA cycle to purine, pyrimidine, fat, and amino acid metabolism. I was not a science major in college so I needed major reviews on biochemistry.Each 'system' is usually depicted on 2 adjacent pages, with many annotations, and usually a short, concise clinical note; but overall the majority of the page is taken up by the diagrams.If you like systems diagrams to learn with, and need some good, visual, 'big picture' biochemistry study aids, I highly recommend this text.

This is a great book for any medical professional, whether doctor, researcher, med student or nutritionist. It captures the major metabolic pathways in an easy to read format, with just the right mix of text and diagrams. The author's larger volume entitled Biochemistry at a Glance has even more in-depth information on the pathways, but fewer clinically relevant tidbits. I own and use both books. In fact, they are part of my go-to library of must-have reference books, spending more time out on the desk than sitting on the shelf.I don't know if these come in an electronic format, but I bought the paper editions. With lots of graphics, ink colors and oversized pages, I think this would translate poorly into an eBook.

It really wasn't what I expected. The idea of explaining in graphic form is very good, but in my opinion, simply highlighting the metabolic pathway that is being explained, leaving the rest of the metabolic processes in a barely visible format, does not clarify; actually confusing. I understand that it is very difficult to condense so much information in a few pages, but it does not provide much clarity. I must admit that certain parts of the book are excellent, but they are not in abundance. I'm sorry to have to express what I feel.Thank you very much anyway.

Way back in 1998 I came across Salway's Metabolism at a Glance, and ranked it as Excellent, Concise and Thorough! I would give the same designation to this book as well. Snippets of information are provided in each chapter, and under each diagram, that succinctly provide crucial information on each specific pathway - information that would be quite useful to a medical student or to a bio-medical researcher studying mammalian or human metabolism.

This book is excellent for student. Very concise and easy to understand.

Awesome diagrams!! for Masters level biochem

I found this book to be extremely useful for first year medical school. It is an enormous book--that is, it is actually wider and longer than most med school texts, and this allows adequate space for their illustrations of some very long and at times complicated pathways. If you simply open this book to a page at random, it is quite likely you will be intimidated. But read the excellent descriptions on the opposing or previous pages, and the essence of the pathways depicted becomes clear. This book presents every pathway I encountered in my regular biochem text, shows you where the reactions are occurring (ie mitochondrial membrane, cytosol), and then, usually in separate diagrams, shows you where regulation occurs. After you've read your texbook or gone to class, refer to this and it will definitely help your overall understanding. My only complaint is that some of the descriptions of the pathways could be more clear and the pathways themselves could be labeled a little better. I won't say I couldn't have done med school biochem without this book, but it definitely made the subject easier to understand.

I am a first year med student with only a little previous knowledge of chemistry and therefore was a little daunted by the prospect of biochemistry. I found Salway's book allayed a lot of my fears. the reason I found it so helpful was that the format of highlighting each path and discussing the key substrates and enzymes helped focus me in on what was important. I found this a great adjunct to my main biochem text and would highly recommend this book.