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Tables of Contents for Biochemistry
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
Fuel Metabolism
1
16
Overview
1
1
Metabolic fuels and dietary components
1
3
The fed or absorptive state
4
3
Fasting
7
2
Prolonged fasting (starvation)
9
1
Clinical correlations
10
3
Review test
13
4
Basic Aspects of Biochemistry
17
28
Overview
17
1
Brief review of organic chemistry
17
1
Acids, bases, and buffers
18
2
Amino acids and peptide bonds
20
4
Protein structure
24
6
Enzymes
30
5
Clinical correlations
35
2
Review test
37
8
Gene Expression and the Synthesis of Proteins
45
60
Overview
45
1
Nucleic acid structure
45
7
Synthesis of DNA (replication)
52
8
Synthesis of RNA (transcription)
60
5
Protein synthesis (translation of mRNA)
65
6
Regulation of protein synthesis
71
8
Biotechnology involving recombinant DNA
79
9
Clinical correlations
88
3
Review test
91
14
Generation of ATP from Metabolic Fuels
105
30
Overview
105
1
Bioenergetics
106
2
Properties of adenosine triphosphate
108
1
Electron carriers and vitamins
109
8
TCA cycle
117
5
Electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation
122
4
Clinical correlations
126
2
Review test
128
7
Carbohydrate Metabolism
135
58
Overview
135
1
Carbohydrate structure
135
5
Proteoglycans, glycoproteins, and glycolipids
140
3
Digestion of carbohydrates
143
3
Glycogen structure and metabolism
146
7
Glycolysis
153
8
Gluconeogenesis
161
6
Fructose and galactose metabolism
167
3
Pentose phosphate pathway
170
3
Maintenance of blood glucose levels
173
5
Clinical correlations
178
3
Review test
181
12
Lipid Metabolism
193
44
Overview
193
1
Lipid structure
194
1
Membranes
195
1
Digestion of dietary triacylglycerol
196
2
Fatty acid and triacylglycerol synthesis
198
6
Formation of triacylglycerol stores in adipose tissue
204
1
Cholesterol and bile salt metabolism
205
3
Blood lipoproteins
208
4
Fate of adipose triacylglycerols
212
1
Fatty acid oxidation
213
4
Ketone body synthesis and utilization
217
2
Phospholipid and sphingolipid metabolism
219
3
Metabolism of the eicosanoids
222
2
Clinical correlations
224
3
Review test
227
10
Nitrogen Metabolism
237
46
Overview
237
1
Protein digestion and amino acid absorption
237
4
Addition and removal of amino acid nitrogen
241
2
Urea cycle
243
3
Synthesis and degradation of amino acids
246
6
Interrelationships of various tissues in amino acid metabolism
252
4
Tetrahydrofolate, vitamin B12, and S-adenosylmethionine
256
4
Special products derived from amino acids
260
9
Clinical correlations
269
4
Review test
273
10
Molecular Endocrinology
283
26
Overview
283
1
Synthesis of hormones
284
1
General mechanisms of hormone action
285
6
Regulation of hormone levels
291
2
Actions of specific hormones
293
7
Clinical correlations
300
9
Review test
303
6
The Biochemical Functions of Tissues and Their Clinical Implications
309
12
Overview
309
1
Use of biochemical measurements to diagnose pathologic conditions
309
1
Biochemical functions of tissues
310
11
Comprehensive Examination
321
24
Index
345