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This page attempts to give an overview of commonly used biochemistry textbooks. | This page attempts to give an overview of commonly used biochemistry textbooks. | ||
Revision as of 14:35, 9 December 2011
This page attempts to give an overview of commonly used biochemistry textbooks.
| short title | latest edition | ebook | $ price | € price | rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberts | 2007 (5th) | no | $128 | 61€ | 4.5/5 (58) |
| Lodish | 2007 (6th) | no | $123 | 59€ | 4.5/5 (26) |
| Stryer | 2010 (7th) | no | $140 | 56€ | 4/5 (3) |
| Voet | 2010 (4th) | no | $169 | 59€ | 4/5 (53) |
| Lehninger | 2008 (5th) | no1 | $120 | 57€ | 4.5/5 (39) |
| short | latest | ebook | $ [] | € [] | rating |
Prices are approximate and were looked up on amazon.com and amazon.de in December 2011.
Ratings are amazon average star rating; the best score is 5; the number of reviews averaged is in brackets.
1 Lehninger & eBook [1] gives the probably false impression that an ebook is included [2]
eBooks
To date, none of the major textbooks (see above) are not available as ebooks presumable because of fear of illegal copying. A few smaller textbooks and guides can be read electronically (see below). In addition, many specialised or lesser known books are available as ebooks (search for biochemistry on amazon.com or amazon.de).
| title | latest edition | format | € price | rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry For Dummies | 2011 (2nd) | Kindle | 13€ | 3/5 (2!) |
| Biochemistry Study Guide (Mobi) | 2006 | Kindle | 16€ | 5/5 (1!!) |
| Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry | 2009 (28th) | Kindle | 33€ | 3.5/5 (6) |
| title | latest | format | € | rating |
Prices are approximate and were looked up on amazon.com and amazon.de in December 2011.
Ratings are amazon average star rating; the best score is 5; the number of reviews averaged is in brackets.
NCBI Bookshelf
- Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2002, 4th ed. by Alberts, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts, Walter
- Molecular Cell Biology, 2000, 4th ed. by Lodish, Berk, Zipursky, Matsudaira, Baltimore, Darnell
- Biochemistry, 2002, 5th ed. by Berg, Tymoczko, Stryer
- Genomes, 2002, 2nd ed. by Brown
- Human Molecular Genetics, 1999, 2nd ed. by Strachan and Rea
- Developmental Biology, 2000, 6th ed. by Gilbert
Other links
- open access, collaborative Biochemistry Wikibook (under development)
