Includes glossary of compounds, answers to problems and indexes

PART I: THE MOLECULAR DESIGN OF LIFE --
Prelude: Biochemistry and the Genomic Revolution --
Protein Structure and Composition --
Exploring Proteins and Proteomes --
DNA, RNA and the Flow of Genetic Information --
Exploring Genes and Genomes --
Exploring Evolution and Bioinformatics --
Hemoglobin --
Enzymes: Basic Concepts and Kinetics --
Catalytic Strategies --
Regulatory Strategies --
Carbohydrates --
Lipids and Cell Membranes --
Membrane Channels and Pumps --
Signal Transduction Pathways --
PART II: TRANSDUCING AND STORING ENERGY --
Metabolism: Basic Concepts and Design --
Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis --
The Citric Acid Cycle --
Oxidative Phosphorylation --
The Light Reactions of Photosynthesis --
The Calvin Cycle and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway --
Glycogen Metabolism --
Fatty Acid Metabolism --
Protein Turnover and Amino Acid Catabolism --
PART III: SYNTHESIZING THE MOLECULES OF LIFE --
The Biosynthesis of Amino Acids --
Nucleotide Biosynthesis --
The Biosynthesis of Membrane Lipids and Steroids --
The Integration of Metabolism --
DNA Replication, Recombination, and Repair --
RNA Synthesis and Processing --
Protein Synthesis --
PART IV RESPONDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES --
The Control of Gene Expression --
Sensory Systems --
The Immune System --
Molecular Motors --
Drug Development. 1. (Uden titel) --
2. Student companion to accompany Biochemistry. By Richard I. Gumport ... [et al.].