Murray, Robert K. [et al.].

Harper's illustrated biochemistry/ Robert K. Murray [et al.]. - 28th ed. - New York: McGraw Hill, 2009. - x, 693p.: ill.; 28 cm.

1 Biochemistry & medicine
2 Water & pH

Section I Structures & Functions of Proteins & Enzymes
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 Bioinformatics & computational biology

Section II Bioenergetics & the Metabolism of Carbohydrates & Lipids
11 Bioenergetics: the role of ATP
12 Biologic oxidation
13 The respiratory chain & oxidative phosphorylation
14 Carbohydrates of physiologic significance
15 Lipids of physiologic significance
16 Overview of metabolisms & the provision of metabolic fuels
17 The citric acid cycle: the catabolism of acetyl-CoA
18 Glycolysis & the oxidation of pyruvate
19 Metabolism of glycogen
20 Gluconeogenesis & the control of blood glucose
21 The pentose phosphate pathway & other pathways of hexose metabolism
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 III 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 Conversation of amino acids to specialized products
31 Porphyrins & bile pigments

Section IV 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 V Biochemistry of Extracellular & Intracellular Communication
40 Membranes: structure & function
41 The diversity of the endocrine system
42 Hormone action & signal transduction

Section VI Special Topics
43 Nutrition, digestion, & absorption
44 Micronutrients: vitamins & minerals
45 Free radicals and antioxidant nutrients
46 Intracellular traffic & sorting of proteins
47 Glycoproteins
48 The extracellular matrix
49 Muscle & the cytoskeleton
50 Plasma proteins & immunoglobulins
51 Hemostasis & thrombosis
52 Red & white blood cells
53 Metabolism of xenobiotics
54 Biochemical case histories

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