Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 28th Edition

Robert K. Murray Victor W. Rodwell David Bender Kathleen M. Botham P. Anthony Weil Peter J. Kennelly ISBN: 0-07-162591-7 Purchase

Table of Contents

1. Biochemistry and Medicine
2. Water & PH
3. Amino Acids and Peptides
4. Proteins: Determination of Primary Structure
5. Proteins: Higher Orders of Structure
6. Proteins: Myoglobin and Hemoglobin
7. Enzymes: Mechanisms of Action
8. Enzymes: Kinetics
9. Enzymes: Regulation of Activities
10. Bioenergetics: The Role of ATP
11. Biologic Oxidation
12. The Respiratory Chain & Oxidative Phosphorylation
13. Carbohydrates of Physiologic Significance
14. lipids of Physiologic Significance
15. Overview of Metabolism
16. The Citric acid Cycle: The Catabolism of Acetyl-CoA
17. Glycolysis and Oxidation of Pyruvate
18. Metabolism of Glycogen
19. Gluconeogenesis and Control of the Blood Glucose
20. The Pentose Phosphate Pathway & other Pathways of Hexose Metabolism
21. Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids
22. Oxidation of Fatty Acids: Ketogenesis
23. Metabolism of Unsaturated Fatty Acids & Eicosanoids
24. Metabolism of Acyglycerols and Sphingolipids
25. Lipid Transport And Storage
26. Cholesterol Synthesis, Transport and Excretion
27. Integration of Metabolism- the Provision of Metabolic Fuels
28. Biosynthesis of Nutritionally Nonessential Amino Acids
29. Catabolism of Proteins & of Amino Acid Nitrogen
30. Catabolism of the Carbon Skeletons of Amino Acids
31. Conversion of Amino Acids
32. Porphyrins & Bile Pigments
33. Nucleotides
34. Metabolism of Purine & Pyrimidine Nucleotides
35. Nucleic Acid Structure and Function
36. DNA Organization, Replication and Repair
37. RNA Synthesis, Processing and Modifications
38. Protein Synthesis and Genetic Code
39. Regulation of Gene Expression
40. Molecular Genetics, Recombinant DNE and Genomic Technology
41. Membranes: Structure and Function
42. The Diversity of Endocrine System
43. Hormone Action and Signal Transduction
44. Nutrition, Digestion and Absorption
45. Vitamins and Minerals
46. Intracellular Traffic and Sorting of Proteins
47. Glycoprotein
48. The Extracellular Matrix
49. Muscle and the Cytoskeleton
50. Plasma Proteins and Immunoglobulins
51. Homeostasis and Thrombosis
52. The Red and White Blood Cells
53. Metabolism of Xenobiotics
54. The Human Genome Project