Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Coauthors
Contents
Preface
SECTION I Structures & Functions of Proteins & Enzymes
	1 Biochemistry & Medicine
	2 Water & pH
	3 Amino Acids & Peptides
	4 Proteins: Determination of Primary Structure
	5 Proteins: Higher Orders of Structure
SECTION II Enzymes: Kinetics, Mechanism, Regulation, & Role of Transition Metals
	6 Proteins: Myoglobin & Hemoglobin
	7 Enzymes: Mechanism of Action
	8 Enzymes: Kinetics
	9 Enzymes: Regulation of Activities
	10 The Biochemical Roles of Transition Metals
SECTION III Bioenergetics
	11 Bioenergetics: The Role of ATP
	12 Biologic Oxidation
	13 The Respiratory Chain & Oxidative Phosphorylation
SECTION IV Metabolism of Carbohydrates
	14 Overview of Metabolism & the Provision of Metabolic Fuels
	15 Carbohydrates of Physiological Significance
	16 The Citric Acid Cycle: The Central Pathway of Carbohydrate, Lipid, & Amino Acid Metabolism
	17 Glycolysis & the Oxidation of Pyruvate
	18 Metabolism of Glycogen
	19 Gluconeogenesis & the Control of Blood Glucose
	20 The Pentose Phosphate Pathway & Other Pathways of Hexose Metabolism
SECTION V Metabolism of Lipids
	21 Lipids of Physiologic Significance
	22 Oxidation of Fatty Acids: Ketogenesis
	23 Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids & Eicosanoids
	24 Metabolism of Acylglycerols & Sphingolipids
	25 Lipid Transport & Storage
	26 Cholesterol Synthesis, Transport, & Excretion
SECTION VI Metabolism of Proteins & Amino Acids
	27 Biosynthesis of the Nutritionally Nonessential Amino Acids
	28 Catabolism of Proteins & of Amino Acid Nitrogen
	29 Catabolism of the Carbon Skeletons of Amino Acids
	30 Conversion of Amino Acids to Specialized Products
	31 Porphyrins & Bile Pigments
SECTION VII Structure, Function, & Replication of Informational Macromolecules
	32 Nucleotides
	33 Metabolism of Purine & Pyrimidine Nucleotides
	34 Nucleic Acid Structure & Function
	35 DNA Organization, Replication, & Repair
	36 RNA Synthesis, Processing, & Modification
	37 Protein Synthesis & the Genetic Code
	38 Regulation of Gene Expression
	39 Molecular Genetics, Recombinant DNA, & Genomic Technology
SECTION VIII Biochemistry of Extracellular & Intracellular Communication
	40 Membranes: Structure & Function
	41 The Diversity of the Endocrine System
	42 Hormone Action & Signal Transduction
SECTION IX Special Topics (A)
	43 Nutrition, Digestion, & Absorption
	44 Micronutrients: Vitamins & Minerals
	45 Free Radicals & Antioxidant Nutrients
	46 Glycoproteins
	47 Metabolism of Xenobiotics
	48 Clinical Biochemistry
SECTION X Special Topics (B)
	49 Intracellular Traffic & Sorting of Proteins
	50 The Extracellular Matrix
	51 Muscle & the Cytoskeleton
	52 Plasma Proteins & Immunoglobulins
	53 Red Blood Cells
	54 White Blood Cells
SECTION XI Special T opics (C)
	55 Hemostasis & Thrombosis
	56 Cancer: An Overview
	57 The Biochemistry of Aging
	58 Biochemical Case Histories
The Answer Bank
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