Biochemistry

1. Biochemistry & Medicine

2. Water & pH

3. Amino Acids & Peptides

4. Proteins: Determination of Primary Structure

5. Proteins: Higher Orders of Structure

6. Proteins: Myoglobin & Hemoglobin

7. Enzymes: Mechanism of Action

8. Enzymes: Kinetics

9. Enzymes: Regulation of Activities

10. The Biochemical Roles of Transition Metals

11. Bioenergetics: The Role of ATP

12. Biologic Oxidation

13. The Respiratory Chain & Oxidative Phosphorylation

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

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

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

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

40. Membranes: Structure & Function

41. The Diversity of 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 of Xenobiotics

48. Clinical Biochemistry

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

55. Hemostasis & Thrombosis

56. Cancer: An Overview

57. The Biochemistry of Aging

58. Biochemical Case Histories