includes index

1. Amino acids and peptides
2. The conformation of polypeptide chains in proteins
3. Dna and genetic information
4. Ribonucleic acids: formation and function
5. Replication of dna and the cell cycle
6. Alternations of dna - accidental and intentional
7. Post translational modification of proteins
8. Fibrous structural proteins
9. Carbohydrates as structural elements
10. Lipids and membranes
11. Antibodies: defensive proteins
12. Binding for transprort: hemoglobin and oxygen
13. The enzymes: their nature
14. Rates of enzymatic reactions
15. Regulation of enzyme activity
16. Hydrolases: digestion
17. Hydrolases: blood clotting and complement
18. Biochemical energetics
19. Use of high energy phosphate: muscular contraction
20. Use of high energy phosphate: ion transport across membranes
21. Oxidations and phosphorylations
22. The citric acid cycle
23. The oxidation of fatty acids
24. The oxidation of glucose
25. Glycolysis and gluconeogenesis
26. Storage of glucose as glycogen
27. Storage of fats
28. Turnover of fats and lipoproteins: the cholesterol connection
29. Amino acids: disposal of nitrogen
30. Amino acids: disposal of the carbon skeletons
31. Amino acids: one carbon pool and total balance
32. Amines
33. Turnover of porphyrins and iron
34. Turnover of nucleotides
35. Metabolism of structural components
36. The hormones
37. Control of water and ion balance
38. Nutrition: fuels and energy balance
39. Nutrition: the nitrogen economy
40. Nutrition: minerals and vitamins
41. The complete diet