Medical Biochemistry 4/e

Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Ch. 1 Water, Acids, Bases, and Buffers
Ch. 2 Amino Acids
Ch. 3 Protein Isolation and Determination of Amino Acid Sequence
Ch. 4 Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins
Ch. 5 Thermodynamics, Chemical Kinetics, and Energy Metabolism
Ch. 6 Enzymes I: General Properties, Kinetics, and Inhibition
Ch. 7 Enzymes II: Regulation
Ch. 8 Enzymes III: Clinical Applications
Ch. 9 Simple Carbohydrates
Ch. 10 Heteropolysaccharides I: Glycoproteins and Glycolipids
Ch. 11 Heteropolysaccharides II: Proteoglycans and Peptidoglycans
Ch. 12 Gastrointestinal Digestion and Absorption
Ch. 13 Carbohydrate Metabolism I: Glycolysis and TCA Cycle
Ch. 14 Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation
Ch. 15 Carbohydrate Metabolism II: Gluconeogenesis, Glycogen
Synthesis and Breakdown, and Alternative Pathways
Ch. 16 Carbohydrate Metabolism III: Glycoproteins, Glycolipids,
GPI Anchors, Proteoglycans, and Peptidoglycans
Ch. 17 Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism
Ch. 18 Lipids I: Fatty Acids and Eicosanoids
Ch. 19 Lipids II: Phospholipids, Glycosphingolipids, and
Cholesterol
Ch. 20 Lipids III: Plasma Lipoproteins
Ch. 21 Muscle and Nonmuscle Contractile Systems
Ch. 22 Metabolic Homeostasis
Ch. 23 Nucleic Acid Structure and Properties of DNA
Ch. 24 DNA Replication, Repair, and Mutagenesis
Ch. 25 RNA and Protein Synthesis
Ch. 26 Regulation of Gene Expression
Ch. 27 Nucleotide Metabolism
Ch. 28 Hemoglobin
Ch. 29 Metabolism of Iron and Heme
Ch. 30 Endocrine Metabolism I: Introduction
Ch. 31 Endocrine Metabolism II: Hypothalamus and Pituitary
Ch. 32 Endocrine Metabolism III: Adrenal Glands
Ch. 33 Endocrine Metabolism IV: Thyroid Gland
Ch. 34 Endocrine Metabolism V: Reproductive System
Ch. 35 Molecular Immunology
Ch. 36 Biochemistry of Hemostasis
Ch. 37 Mineral Metabolism
Ch. 38 Vitamin Metabolism
Ch. 39 Water, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Balance
Appendixes
Index