Topnotch biochemistry

SECTION ONE Chemical Constituents of Life 1 Biomolecules and the cell 3 2 Carbohydrates 9 3 Lipids 28 4 Proteins and amino acids 43 5 Nucleic acids and nucleotides 69 6 Enzymes 85 7 Vitamins 116 SECTION TWO Physiological Biochemistry 8 Digestion and absorption 165 9 Plasma proteins 182 10 Hemoglobin and porphyrins 196 11 Biological oxidation 221 SECTION THREE Metabolisms 12 Introduction to metabolism 241 13 Metabolism of carbohydrates 244 14 Metabolism of lipids 285 15 Metabolism of amino acids 330 16 Integration of metabolism 380 17 Metabolism of nucleotides 387 18 Mineral metabolism 403 SECTION FOUR Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition 19 Hormones 427 20 Organ function tests 453 21 Water, electrolyte and acid-base balance 468 22 Tissue proteins and body fluids 487 23 Nutrition 502 SECTION FIVE Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 24 DNA-replication, recombination and repair 523 25 Transcription and translation 542 26 Regulation of gene expression 566 27 Recombinant DNA and biotechnology 578 SECTION SIX Current Topics 28 Human genome project 619 29 Gene therapy 625 30 Bioinformatics 634 31 Metabolism of xenobiotics (detoxification) 638 32 Prostaglandins and related compounds 644 33 Biological membranes and transport 650 34 Free radicals and antioxidants 655 35 Environmental biochemistry 662 36 Insulin, glucose homeostasis, and diabetes mellitus 669 37 Cancer 685 38 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) 695 SECTION SEVEN Basics to Learn Biochemistry 39 Introduction to bioorganic chemistry 703 40 Overview of biophysical chemistry 708 41 Tools of biochemistry 719 42 Immunology 732 43 Genetics 737 APPENDICES Answers to Self-assessment Exercises 745 I Abbreviations used in this book 751 II Origins of important biochemical words 756 III Common confusables in biochemistry 759 IV Practical biochemistry—principles 763 V Clinical biochemistry laboratory 769 VI Case studies with biochemical correlations 772 TOPNOTCH GURU BIOCHEMISTRY