Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry

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

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