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Biochemistry

  QU 1-54 Reference Works. General Works
  QU 55-70 Proteins. Amino Acids. Peptides
  QU 75-99 Carbohydrates. Lipids
  QU 100-133 Biochemistry of the Human Body
  QU 135-144 Enzymes
  QU 145-220 Vitamins
  QU 300-500 Cells and Genetics
      QU 300-375 Cells
      QU 450-500 Genetics

Reference Works. General Works
 
QU 1
Societies (Cutter from name of society)
(Used for both monographs and serials)
Includes ephemeral membership lists issued serially or separately. Classify substantial lists with directories; annual reports, journals, etc. in W1.
 
QU 4
General works
 
Collected works (General)
QU 5
By several authors
QU 7
By individual authors
 
QU 9
Addresses. Essays. Lectures (General)
 
QU 11
History (Table G)
QU 11.1
General coverage (Not Table G)
 
QU 13
Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
(Used for both monographs and serials)
 
QU 15
Classification. Terminology
(Used for both monographs and serials)
 
QU 16
Tables. Statistics
(Used for both monographs and serials)
Classify nutrition tables or food value tables in QU 145-145.5.
 
QU 17
Atlases. Pictorial works
 
QU 18
Education
Classify here works about education.
 
QU 18.2
Educational materials
(Used for both monographs and serials)
Classify here educational materials, e.g., outlines, questions and answers, programmed instruction, catalogs, computer-assisted instruction, etc., regardless of format. Classify textbooks, regardless of format, by subject.
 
QU 20
Research (General)
Classify here works about research in general. Classify works about research on a particular subject by subject.
 
QU 21
Biochemistry as a profession
 
QU 22
Directories (Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials)
QU 22.1
General coverage (Not Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials)
 
Laboratories, institutes, etc.
QU 23
Collective
QU 24
Individual (Cutter from name of institution)
 
QU 25
Laboratory manuals. Technique
 
QU 26
Equipment and supplies
(Used for both monographs and serials)
Classify catalogs here.
 
QU 26.5
Informatics. Automatic data processing. Computers (General)
Classify works on use for special subjects by subject.
 
Museums, exhibitions, etc.
QU 28.5
Collective
QU 28.6
Individual (Cutter from name of institution)
 
QU 32
Laws (Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials)
QU 32.1
General coverage (Not Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials)
QU 33
Discussion of law (Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials)
QU 33.1
General coverage (Not Table G)
(Used for both monographs and serials)
 
QU 34
Biochemical phenomena (General or not elsewhere classified)
Classify here works on binding sites, diffusion, energy transfer, osmosis, etc., when related to biochemistry in general.
 
QU 39
Handbooks. Resource guides
(Used for both monographs and serials)
 
QU 50
Chemistry of food substances (General)
 
QU 54
Nitrogen and related compounds (General or not elsewhere classified)
Classify works on nitrogen compounds that work primarily on a particular body system in QV.

Proteins. Amino Acids. Peptides
 
QU 55
Proteins (General or not elsewhere classified)
Classify here works on proteins in general or those in foods. Classify works on proteins that work primarily on a particular body system in QV; on those that are localized, by site, e.g., eye proteins in WW 101; on those that are enzymes or coenzymes in QU 135-141 or with the system acted upon; on blood proteins in WH or in clinical pathology QY 455; on immunoglobulins in QW 601; on other immunoproteins in appropriate QW number.
QU 55.2
Carrier proteins. Intracellular signaling peptides and proteins. Intercellular signaling peptides and proteins
QU 55.3
Cytoskeletal proteins. Scleroproteins
QU 55.4
Dietary proteins
QU 55.5
Glycoproteins
QU 55.6
Heat-shock proteins. Molecular chaperones
QU 55.7
Membrane proteins. Cell surface receptors
QU 55.8
Metalloproteins
QU 55.9
Protein phenomena
 
QU 56
Nucleoproteins
 
QU 57
Nucleosides. Nucleotides
 
QU 58
Nucleic acids and derivatives (General or not elsewhere classified)
Classify works on derivatives acting on blood and blood formation in QV 185.
QU 58.5
DNA
QU 58.7
RNA
 
QU 60
Amino acids (General or not elsewhere classified)
 
QU 61
Amines. Amidines (General or not elsewhere classified)
Classify works on catecholamines in WK 725; on amino alcohols in QV 82-84.
 
QU 62
Amides (General or not elsewhere classified)
 
QU 65
Heterocyclic compounds associated with amino acid synthesis and metabolism
(e.g., Allantoin. Indoleacetic acids)
 
QU 68
Peptides (General or not elsewhere classified)
 
QU 70
Nitrogen fixation

Carbohydrates. Lipids
 
QU 75
Carbohydrates
Cf. QY 470 under Blood chemistry.
QU 83
Polysaccharides and derivatives
(e.g., Dextrins. Glycogen)
QU 84
Sugar acids and their salts and esters (General or not elsewhere classified)
 
QU 85
Lipids (General or not elsewhere classified)
Cf. QY 465 under Blood chemistry.
QU 86
Fats. Oils
QU 87
Lipotropic agents
Classify works on methionine in QU 60.
QU 90
Fatty acids
QU 93
Phospholipids
(e.g., Phosphatidylethanolamines)
QU 95
Sterols
(e.g., Cholesterol)
 
QU 98
Carboxylic acids and their salts and esters (General or not elsewhere classified)
 
QU 99
Aldehydes (General or not elsewhere classified)

Biochemistry of the Human Body
 
QU 100
Body composition
QU 105
Body fluids
Classify here works on acid-base equilibrium, hydrogen-ion concentration, and water-electrolyte balance in body fluids. Cf. WD 220 Water-electrolyte imbalance, etc.
QU 107
Growth substances. Growth inhibitors (General or not elsewhere classified)
QU 110
Biological pigments (General or not elsewhere classified)
 
QU 120
Metabolism
Classify works on metabolism of a particular substance with the substance, e.g., Metabolism of proteins in QU 55.
QU 125
Energy metabolism. Calorimetry
 
QU 130
Inorganic substances (General or not elsewhere classified)
Cf. QY 480 under Blood chemistry.
QU 130.5
Trace elements
 
QU 131
Organometallic compounds. Organophosphorus compounds. Organothiophosphorus compounds (General or not elsewhere classified)
 
QU 133
Colloids (General or not elsewhere classified)

Enzymes
 
QU 135
Enzymes. Coenzymes (General or not elsewhere classified)
Classify works on enzyme deficiency in WD 105 or with the diseases resulting.
QU 136
Hydrolases (General or not elsewhere classified)
QU 137
Isomerases (General or not elsewhere classified)
QU 138
Ligases (General or not elsewhere classified)
QU 139
Lyases (General or not elsewhere classified)
QU 140
Oxidoreductases (General or not elsewhere classified)
QU 141
Transferases (General or not elsewhere classified)
QU 142
Enzyme precursors (General or not elsewhere classified)
 
QU 143
Enzyme inhibitors (General or not elsewhere classified)
 
QU 144
Enzyme reactivators (General or not elsewhere classified)

Vitamins
 
QU 145
Nutrition. Nutritional requirements
Classify works on infant nutrition in WS 115-125; on child nutrition in WS 115-130; on geriatric nutrition in WT 115.
QU 145.5
Nutritive values of food
 
QU 146
Nutritional surveys (Table G)
QU 146.1
General coverage (Not Table G)
 
QU 160
Vitamins. Vitamin requirements
Cf. QY 350 Assay of vitamins; QZ 109 Vitamin deficiencies; SF 98.V5 Vitamins in animal nutrition; WD 105 Deficiency diseases.
QU 165
Fat soluble vitamins
QU 167
Vitamin A, A1, etc.
QU 173
Vitamin D, D2, etc.
QU 179
Vitamin E
QU 181
Vitamin K
QU 185
Water soluble vitamins
QU 187
Vitamin B complex (General)
QU 188
Folic acid
QU 189
Thiamine
QU 191
Riboflavin
QU 193
Nicotinic acids. Nicotinamide
QU 194
Vitamin B12
QU 195
Other factors associated with B vitamins
(e.g., Aminobenzoic acid. Biotin)
Classify works on choline and inositol in QU 87.
QU 210
Ascorbic acid
QU 220
Other vitamins

Cells and Genetics

Cells
 
QU 300
General works
Cf. QY 95 Cytological techniques. Classify works on cells of a particular tissue or organ with the tissue or organ.
 
QU 325
Stem cells
Classify here general works on stem cell transplantation. Classify works on transplantation of a specific stem cell with the cell.
QU 328
Embryonic stem cells
 
QU 350
Cellular structures
 
QU 375
Cell physiology

Genetics
 
QU 450
General works
Cf. QZ 52 Clinical genetic techniques
 
QU 470
Genetic structures
 
QU 475
Genetic processes
QU 477
Pathologic genetic processes
 
QU 500
Genetic phenomena



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