Harper's illustrated biochemistry/ Robert K. Murray,David A. Bender,Kathleen M.Botham....[et al]

includes bibliographical references and index

Biochemistry & medicine
Water & pH
Amino acids & peptides
Proteins: determination of primary structure
Proteins: higher orders of structure
Proteins: myoglobin & hemoglobin
Enzymes: mechanism of action
Enzymes: kinetics
Enzymes: regulation of activities
Bioinformatics & computational biology
Bioenergetics: the role of ATP
Biologic oxidation
The respiratory chain & oxidative phosphorylation
Carbohydrates of physiologic significance
Lipids of physiologic significance
Overview of metabolisms & the provision of metabolic fuels
The citric acid cycle: the catabolism of acetyl-CoA
Glycolysis & the oxidation of pyruvate
Metabolism of glycogen
Gluconeogenesis & the control of blood glucose
The pentose phosphate pathway & other pathways of hexose metabolism
Oxidation of fatty acids: ketogenesis
Biosynthesis of fatty acids & eicosanoids
Metabolism of acylglycerols & sphingolipids
Lipid transport & storage
Cholesterol synthesis, transport, & excretion
Biosynthesis of the nutritionally nonessential amino acids
Catabolism of proteins & of amino acid nitrogen
Catabolism of the carbon skeletons of amino acids
Conversation of amino acids to specialized products
Porphyrins & bile pigments
Nucleotides
Metabolism of purine & pyrimidine nucleotides
Nucleic acid structure & function
DNA organization, replication, & repair
RNA synthesis, processing, & modification
Protein synthesis & the genetic code
Regulation of gene expression
Molecular genetics, recombinant DNA, & genomic technology
Membranes: structure & function
The diversity of the endocrine system
Hormone action & signal transduction
Nutrition, digestion, & absorption
Micronutrients: vitamins & minerals
Free radicals and antioxidant nutrients
Intracellular traffic & sorting of proteins
Glycoproteins
The extracellular matrix
Muscle & the cytoskeleton
Plasma proteins & immunoglobulins
Hemostasis & thrombosis
Red & white blood cells
Metabolism of xenobiotics
Biochemical case histories

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