We have always recognised that this textbook needed to be regarded as a complement to a more conventional biochemistry textbook, which would give details of pathways rather than just notes on their regulation. We have both taught metabolism to biochemistry and medical students in Oxford, and for this edition decided to combine our areas of expertise and to add material to the book that would enable it to be used more independently. Thus, in Chapter 1 of this new edition, we have provided overviews of metabolic pathways that will then be described in more detail in subsequent chapters. A particular emphasis of the later chapters, as in previous editions, is the tissue-specificity of these metabolic pathways. We are aware that this textbook is used by medical and nursing students and that has prompted us to include more material relevant to metabolism in clinical situations such as cancer, sepsis, and trauma. We hope this material will be of interest to all students, including those of nutrition and sports science, as it illustrates how metabolism may be perturbed. The small revision to the title of the book reflects these changes.
We thank Michael Goran, Fredrik Karpe, Denise Robertson and Garry Tan, who have helped us by reading, and commenting on, sections of the book. Any errors remaining are our responsibility. We are enormously grateful to Anne Clark, Mike Symonds and Roy Taylor for providing pictures and data. We give special thanks to Professor Rui Fontes of the University of Porto who translated edition 3 into Portuguese, and in so doing pointed out many errors, most of which had persisted through all the editions. Jenny Seward and James Watson, and their editorial team at Wiley, have been very helpful to us as we prepared this edition. Finally, we thank Theresa and Helen for putting up with us during the hours we spent at the computer producing this new edition.
Abbreviations
Some abbreviations used only within a figure, table or box, and defined there, are not included here. Some abbreviations are given in the text not because the terms are used frequently, but because the substance in question is often better known by its abbreviation. In such cases, if the abbreviation only occurs in one limited section, it will not be listed here.
| ABC (G5, G8, etc.) | ATP-binding cassette-containing protein-G5, G8 etc. |
| ACAT | acyl-Coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase |
| ACC | acetyl-CoA carboxylase |
| ACCORD | Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes |
| ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme |
| ACS | acyl-CoA synthase |
| ACSL | long-chain acyl-CoA synthase |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotrophic hormone (corticotrophin) |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| ADP | adenosine 5′-diphosphate |
| AEE | activity energy expenditure |
| AGE | advanced glycation end-product |
| AgRP | Agouti-related protein |
| AIDS | Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AMP | adenosine 5′-monophosphate |
| AMPK | AMP-activated protein kinase |
| ANP | atrial natriuretic peptide |
| APOA, B, C, E, etc. | apolipoprotein A,B,C,E, etc. |
| ARB | angiotensin receptor blocker |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
| ATGL | adipose triacylglycerol (or triglyceride) lipase |
| ATP | adenosine 5′-trisphosphate |
| BAT | brown adipose tissue |
| BCAA | branched chain amino acid |
| BCAT | branched chain amino acid aminotransferase |
| BCKD(C) | branched chain 2-oxoacid (α-ketoacid) dehydrogenase (complex) |
| BMCP1 | brain mitochondria carrier protein 1 |
| BMI | body mass index |
| BMR | basal metabolic rate |
| BNP | brain natriuretic peptide |
| cAMP | cyclic adenosine 3′, 5′-monophosphate (cyclic AMP) |
| CARS | compensatory anti-inflammatory response syndrome |
| CAT-1, 2 | carnitine-acyl transferase-1, 2 |
| CCK | cholecystokinin |
| CETP | cholesteryl ester transfer protein |
| cGMP | cyclic guanosine 3′, 5′-monophosphate (cyclic GMP) |
| CHD | coronary heart disease |
| ChRE | carbohydrate response element |
| ChREBP | carbohydrate response element binding protein |
| CIM | critical illness myopathy |
| CIP | critical illness polyneuropathy |
| CNP | C-type natriuretic peptide |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| CoA | coenzyme A |
| CoASH | coenzyme A reduced form |
| CoQ10 | ubiquinone |
| CPT-1, 2 | carnitine-palmitoyl transferase-1, 2 |
| CSII | continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion |
| DHA | docosahexaenoic acid (22 : 6 n-3) |
| D-2HG |
D-2-hydroxyglutarate
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