| The cellular basis of biochemistry / 1： |
| Types of living cells |
| The structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells |
| Endocytosis and exocytosis through the plasma membrane |
| The nucleus |
| Mitochondria |
| Lysosomes |
| Peroxisomes |
| The endoplasmic reticulum |
| The cytoskeleton |
| Subcellular fractionation |
| The microsome fraction |
| Marker enzymes |
| Metabolic functions of organelles |
| An introduction to proteins and peptides / 2： |
| The role of amino acids in the cell |
| Structure of amino acids |
| Asymmetry in biochemistry |
| Ionic properties of amino acids |
| Peptide structure and the peptide bond |
| Ionic properties of peptides |
| Purification of proteins and determination of relative molecular mass |
| The determination of the amino acid sequence of proteins |
| Protein structural hierarchies |
| Protein denaturation and renaturation |
| Peptides, structure and biological activity |
| Nucleic acids and protein synthesis / 3： |
| Introduction: Replication, transcription and translation |
| Nucleic acid structure and synthesis |
| Other enzymes with DNA synthetic activity |
| Biosynthesis of proteins: translation |
| Molecular cell biology |
| Recombinant DNA (genetic engineering) |
| Protein structure and function with hemoglobin as an example / 4： |
| The properties of proteins |
| The folding of globular proteins |
| General principles of protein folding |
| Structure and properties of myoglobin and hemoglobin |
| Proteins: specialized functions / 5： |
| Plasma proteins |
| The immune system and the immunoglobulins |
| Proteins of molecular motors |
| The structure and function of enzymes / 6： |
| The properties of enzymes |
| Enzyme kinetics |
| Metabolic regulation and control |
| Enzyme phosphorylation and dephosphorylation |
| Second messengers |
| Allosteric properties of enzymes |
| Metabolic control analysis |
| Genetic diversity of enzymes |
| Coenzymes and water-soluble vitamins |
| Carbohydrates: structures and interconversions / 7： |
| Monosaccharides and disaccharides |
| Polysaccharides |
| Interconversions of monosaccharides |
| Detoxification mechanisms |
| Nitrogen metabolism / 8： |
| Protein breakdown and excretion of nitrogen |
| The supply of amino acids |
| Catabolism of essential amino acids and the formation of adrenaline, histamine, thyroxine and serotonin |
| The biosynthesis and metabolism of heme |
| Oxidative catabolism of glucose and fatty acids / 9： |
| [beta]-Oxidation and glycolysis |
| The citric acid cycle |
| The electron transport chain |
| Oxidative phosphorylation |
| Other mitochondrial topics |
| Carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in the fasting state / 10： |
| Metabolism in the fasting state |
| Glycogen and its degradation |
| Gluconeogenesis |
| Ketone body formation and utilization |
| Control of the blood glucose in health and disease |
| Carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in the absorptive state / 11： |
| The process of absorption |
| Glycogenesis |
| Lipogenesis |
| Plasma lipoproteins, cholesterol metabolism and atherosclerosis / 12： |
| Plasma lipoproteins and cholesterol metabolism |
| The action of hormones and other effectors in regulating glycogen and glucose metabolism, ketogenesis and lipogenesis / 13： |
| Whole-body interactions |
| The regulation of glycogen metabolism |
| Regulation of glycolysis and gluconeogenesis |
| Regulation of lipid metabolism |
| Phospholipids, other lipid substances and complex carbohydrates / 14： |
| Phospholipids |
| Lipid-soluble vitamins |
| Other lipid compounds |
| Complex carbohydrates |
| Biomembranes, receptors and signal transduction / 15： |
| The basis of membrane structure |
| Structure of the phospholipid bilayer |
| Membrane receptors |
| G proteins |
| Cell signalling systems |
| Receptor traffic |
| Membrane transport |
| Cell adhesion |
| The post-genomic era and its impact on the future of biochemistry and molecular biology / 16： |
| Introduction |
| Bioinformatics |
| Apoptosis |
| Telomeres and telomerases |
| Growth control and cancer |
| Further Reading |
| Index |
| The cellular basis of biochemistry / 1： |
| Types of living cells |
| The structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells |
| Endocytosis and exocytosis through the plasma membrane |
| The nucleus |
| Mitochondria |
