Abstract
Biochemistry begins with an introduction to the topic. Discussions covered include living cells, the importance of water to life, energy, and amino acids, peptides, and proteins. The book also contains chapters on carbohydrates, carbohydrate metabolism, aerobic metabolism, and lipids and membranes. The text goes on to examine photosynthesis, nitrogen metabolism, nucleic acids, and genes. Finally, it looks at protein synthesis.
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Contents
- Front Matter
- 1. Biochemistry: An Introduction
- 2. Living Cells
- 3. Water: The Matrix of Life
- 4. Energy
- 5. Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
- 6. Enzymes
- 7. Carbohydrates
- 8. Carbohydrate Metabolism
- 9. Aerobic Metabolism I: The Citric Acid Cycle
- 10. Aerobic Metabolism II: Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation
- 11. Lipids and Membranes
- 12. Lipid Metabolism
- 13. Photosynthesis
- 14. Nitrogen Metabolism I: Synthesis
- 15. Nitrogen Metabolism II: Degradation
- 16. Integration of Metabolism
- 17. Nucleic Acids
- 18. Genetic Information
- 19. Protein Synthesis
- End Matter