Harper's illustrated biochemistry Rodwell, Victor William

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Biochemistry & medicine--Water & pH--Amino acids & peptides--Proteins: determination of primary structure--Proteins: higher orders of structure--Proteins: myoglobin & hemoglobin--Enzymes: kinetics--Enzymes: regulation of activities--Bioinformatics & computational biology--Bioenergetics: the role of ATP--Biologic oxidation--The respiratory chain & oxidative phosphorylation--Carbohydrates of physiologic significance--Lipids of physiologic significance--Overview of metabolisms & the provision of metabolic fuels--The citric acid cycle: the catabolism of acetyl-CoA--Glycolysis & the oxidation of pyruvate--Metabolism of glycogen--Gluconeogenesis & the control of blood glucose--The pentose phosphate pathway & other pathways of hexose metabolism--Oxidation of fatty acids: ketogenesis--Biosynthesis of fatty acids & eicosanoids--Metabolism of acylglycerols & sphingolipids--Lipid transport & storage--Cholesterol synthesis, transport, & excretion--Biosynthesis of the nutritionally nonessential amino acids--Catabolism of proteins & of amino acid nitrogen--Catabolism of the carbon skeletons of amino acids--Conversation of amino acids to specialized products--Porphyrins & bile pigments--Nucleotides--Metabolism of purine & pyrimidine nucleotides--Nucleic acid structure & function--DNA organization, replication, & repair--RNA synthesis, processing, & modification--Protein synthesis & the genetic code--Regulation of gene expression--Molecular genetics, recombinant DNA, & genomic technology--Membranes: structure & function--The diversity of the endocrine system--Hormone action & signal transduction--Nutrition, digestion, & absorption--Micronutrients: vitamins & minerals--Free radicals and antioxidant nutrients--Intracellular traffic & sorting of proteins--Glycoproteins--The extracellular matrix--Muscle & the cytoskeleton--Plasma proteins & immunoglobulins--Hemostasis & thrombosis--Red & white blood cells--Metabolism of xenobiotics--Biochemical case histories.