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By: Murray, Robert K.; Granner, Daryl K.; Mayes, Peter A. Rodwell, Victor, W. © 2003
McGraw-Hill
Description: This book offers concise yet authoritative coverage of the principles of biochemistry and molecular biology. It is perfect for any medical biochemistry course, and the added molecular biology completes the biochemical literature.
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Front Matter
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Preface
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Table of Contents
1. Biochemistry & Medicine
2. Water & pH
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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
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Section II. Bioenergetics & the Metabolism of Carbohydrates & Lipids
10. Bioenergetics: The Role of ATP
11. Biologic Oxidation
12. The Respiratory Chain & Oxidative Phosphorylation
13. Carbohydrates of Physiologic Significance
14. Lipids of Physiologic Significance
15. Overview of Metabolism
16. The Citric Acid Cycle: The Catabolism of Acetyl-CoA
17. Glycolysis & the Oxidation of Pyruvate
18. Metabolism of Glycogen
19. Gluconeogenesis & Control of the Blood Glucose
20. The Pentose Phosphate Pathway & Other Pathways of Hexose Metabolism
21. Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids
22. Oxidation of Fatty Acids: Ketogenesis
23. Metabolism of Unsaturated Fatty Acids & Eicosanoids
24. Metabolism of Acylglycerols & Sphingolipids
25. Lipid Transport & Storage
26. Cholesterol Synthesis, Transport & Excretion
27. Integration of Metabolism - The Provision of Metabolic Fuels
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Section III. Metabolism of Proteins & Amino Acids
28. Biosynthesis of the Nutritionally Nonessential Amino Acids
29. Catabolism of Proteins & of Amino Acid Nitrogen
30. Catabolism of the Carbon Skeletons of Amino Acids
31. Conversion of Amino Acids to Specialized Products
32. Porphyrins & Bile Pigments
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Section IV. Structure, Function & Replication of Informational Macromolecules
33. Nucleotides
34. Metabolism of Purine & Pyrimidine Nucleotides
35. Nucleic Acid Structure & Function
36. DNA Organization, Replication & Repair
37. RNA Synthesis, Processing, & Modification
38. Protein Synthesis & the Genetic Code
39. Regulation of Gene Expression
40. Molecular Genetics, Recombinant DNA, & Genomic Technology
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Section V. Biochemistry of Extracellular & Intracellular Communication
41. Membranes: Structure & Function
42. The Diversity of the Endocrine System
43. Hormone Action & Signal Transduction
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Section VI. Special Topics
44. Nutrition, Digestion, & Absorption
45. Vitamins & Minerals
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
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54. The Human Genome Project
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Appendix
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Index
