Harper Illustrated Biochemistry 31st Edition by Victor Rodwell, David Bender, Kathleen Botham, Peter Kennelly, Anthony Weil ISBN 9781259837944 1259837947

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 Topics (C)

55 Hemostasis & Thrombosis

56 Cancer: An Overview

57 The Biochemistry of Aging

58 Biochemical Case Histories

The Answer Bank

Index