PART I: THE MOLECULAR DESIGN OF LIFE
Section 1: Biochemistry
Chapter 1: Biochemistry and the Unity of Life
Chapter 2: Water, Weak Bonds and the Generation of Order Out of Chaos
Section 2: Protein Composition and Structure
Chapter 3: Amino Acids
Chapter 4: Protein Three-Dimensional Structure
Chapter 5: Techniques in Protein Biochemistry
Section 3: Basic Concepts and Kinetics of Enzymes
Chapter 6: Basic Concepts of Enzyme Action
Chapter 7: Kinetics and Regulation
Chapter 8: Mechanisms and Inhibitors
Chapter 9: Hemoglobin, An Allosteric Protein
Section 4: Carbohydrates and Lipids
Chapter 10: Carbohydrates
Chapter 11: Lipids
Section 5: Cell Membranes, Channels, Pumps and Receptors
Chapter 12: Membrane Structure and Function
Chapter 13: Signal-Transduction Pathways
PART II: TRANSDUCING AND STORING ENERGY
Section 6: Basic Concepts and Design of Metabolism
Chapter 14: Digestion: Turning a Meal into Cellular Biochemicals
Chapter 15: Metabolism: Basic Concepts and Design
Section 7: Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis
Chapter 16: Glycolysis
Chapter 17: Gluconeogenesis
Section 8: The Citric Acid Cycle
Chapter 18: Preparation for the cycle
Chapter 19: Harvesting electrons from the cycle
Section 9: Oxidative Phosphorylation
Chapter 20: The Electron-Transport Chain
Chapter 21: The Proton-Motive Force
Section 10: The Light Reactions of Photosynthesis and the Calvin Cycle
Chapter 22: The Light Reactions
Chapter 23: The Calvin Cycle
Section 11: Glycogen Metabolism and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Chapter 24: Glycogen Degradation
Chapter 25: Glycogen Synthesis
Chapter 26: The Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Section 12: Fatty Acid and Lipid Metabolism
Chapter 27: Fatty Acid Degradation
Chapter 28: Fatty Acid Synthesis
Chapter 29: Lipid Synthesis: Storage Lipids, Phospholipids, and Cholesterol
Section 13: The Metabolism of Nitrogen-Containing Molecules
Chapter 30: Amino Acid Degradation and the Urea Cycle
Chapter 31: Amino Acid Synthesis
Chapter 32: Nucleotide Metabolism
PART III: SYNTHESIZING THE MOLECULES OF LIFE
Section 14: Nucleic Acid Structure and DNA Replication
Chapter 33: The Structure of Informational Macromolecules: DNA and RNA
Chapter 34: DNA Replication
Chapter 35: DNA Repair and Recombination
Section 15: RNA Synthesis, Processing and Regulation
Chapter 36: RNA Synthesis and Regulation in Bacteria
Chapter 37: Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
Chapter 38: RNA Processing in Eukaryotes
Section 16: Protein Synthesis and Recombinant DNA Techniques
Chapter 39: The Genetic Code
Chapter 40: The Mechanism of Protein Synthesis
Chapter 41: Recombinant DNA Techniques
