Fundamentals of Biochemistry, a free and new LibreText book for Undergraduate Courses

• DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.r4590
• Publication Date: 2022-05-03T09:15:06Z
• Authors: Henry Jakubowski; Patricia Flatt; Henry Agnew; Delmar Larsen
• Keywords: 0303 health sciences; 03 medical and health sciences; 4. Education

We are developing a new fee online biochemistry text, Fundamentals of Biochemistry, within the LibreTexts project (Libretexts.org) as part Department Education funded grant to produce textbooks for all chemistry courses required four-year ACS certified degree. This text covers full year sequence and will be available in Fall 2022. The book could serve traditional, ASBMB-certified ACS-certified majors, well students taking one-semester course. Adopting instructors create custom from content. Characteristic LibreText books, Biochemistry open everyone via internet completely free, should have access knowledge. It is comprehensive topical, materials easily added. has constructed with community active collaborators. collections books served 223 million saved them $31 million, an undue burden our society. Some features include Interactive 2D mathematical graphs sliders that allow change constants immediate update graphs; molecular models using iCn3D (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Structure/icn3d/full.html) allows view interact rendered structures; Imbedded VCell (https://vcell.org/) users display time course simple complex reactions; Animations accompany progress curve Chapter sections on metabolic control analyses Vcell models; Addition such RNA glycans, SARS-CoV-2 structures, etc. adoption by continue need help writing key continual process updating, especially these areas: end-of-chapter chapter-imbedded problems (hopefully based research literature) mechanisms your favorite enzymes or topics you feel not presented other texts inclusive diverse content climate change, health disparities, addiction,