In its examination of biochemistry, this second edition of the text includes expositions of major research techniques through the "Tools of Biochemistry", and a presentation of concepts through description of the experimental bases for those concepts.
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Part 1 The realm of biochemistry: the scope of biochemistry
the matrix of life
the energetics of life. Part 2 Molecular architecture of living matter: nucleic acids
introduction to proteins
the three dimensional structure of proteins
protein function and evolution
proteins in motion
carbohydrates, lipids, membranes and cellular transport. Part 3 Dynamics of life - catalysts and control of biochemical reactions: enzymes - biological catalysts
introduction to metabolism. Part 4 Dynamics of life energy, biosynthesis and utilization of precursors: carbohydrate metabolism 1 - anaerobic processes in generating metabolic energy
oxidative processes - citric acid cycle and pentose phosphate pathway
biological oxidations, electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation
carbohydrate metabolism 2 - biosynthesis
photosynthesis
lipid metabolism 1 - fatty acids, triacylglycerols and lipoproteins
lipid metabolism 2 - membrane lipids, steroids, isoprenoids and eicosanoids
metabolism of nitrogenous compounds - principles of biosynthesis, utilization and turnover
metabolism of nitrogenous compounds - amino acids, porphyrins and neurotransmitters
nucleotide metabolism
metabolic coordination, metabolic control and signal transduction. Part 4 Information: information recombination, rearrangement and amplification