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Author(s): Kaplan Test Prep
Publisher: Simon Schister
Year: 2023
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
The Kaplan MCAT Review Team
Getting Started Checklist
Preface
About Scientific American
About the MCAT
How This Book Was Created
Using This Book
Studying for the MCAT
Chapter 1: Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
1.1 Amino Acids Found in Proteins
1.2 Acid–Base Chemistry of Amino Acids
1.3 Peptide Bond Formation and Hydrolysis
1.4 Primary and Secondary Protein Structure
1.5 Tertiary and Quaternary Protein Structure
1.6 Denaturation
Chapter 2: Enzymes
2.1 Enzymes as Biological Catalysts
2.2 Mechanisms of Enzyme Activity
2.3 Enzyme Kinetics
2.4 Effects of Local Conditions on Enzyme Activity
2.5 Regulation of Enzyme Activity
Chapter 3: Nonenzymatic Protein Function and Protein Analysis
3.1 Cellular Functions
3.2 Biosignaling
3.3 Protein Isolation
3.4 Protein Analysis
Chapter 4: Carbohydrate Structure and Function
4.1 Carbohydrate Classification
4.2 Cyclic Sugar Molecules
4.3 Monosaccharides
4.4 Complex Carbohydrates
Chapter 5: Lipid Structure and Function
5.1 Structural Lipids
5.2 Signaling Lipids
5.3 Energy Storage
Chapter 6: DNA and Biotechnology
6.1 DNA Structure
6.2 Eukaryotic Chromosome Organization
6.3 DNA Replication
6.4 DNA Repair
6.5 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology
Chapter 7: RNA and The Genetic Code
7.1 The Genetic Code
7.2 Transcription
7.3 Translation
7.4 Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes
7.5 Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
Chapter 8: Biological Membranes
8.1 Fluid Mosaic Model
8.2 Membrane Components
8.3 Membrane Transport
8.4 Specialized Membranes
Chapter 9: Carbohydrate Metabolism I: Glycolysis, Glycogen, Gluconeogenesis, and The Pentose Phosphate Pathway
9.1 Glucose Transport
9.2 Glycolysis
9.3 Other Monosaccharides
9.4 Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
9.5 Glycogenesis and Glycogenolysis
9.6 Gluconeogenesis
9.7 The Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Chapter 10: Carbohydrate Metabolism II: Aerobic Respiration
10.1 Acetyl-CoA
10.2 Reactions of the Citric Acid Cycle
10.3 The Electron Transport Chain
10.4 Oxidative Phosphorylation
Chapter 11: Lipid and Amino Acid Metabolism
11.1 Lipid Digestion and Absorption
11.2 Lipid Mobilization
11.3 Lipid Transport
11.4 Cholesterol Metabolism
11.5 Fatty Acids and Triacylglycerols
11.6 Ketone Bodies
11.7 Protein Catabolism
Chapter 12: Bioenergetics and Regulation of Metabolism
12.1 Thermodynamics and Bioenergetics
12.2 The Role of ATP
12.3 Biological Oxidation and Reduction
12.4 Metabolic States
12.5 Hormonal Regulation of Metabolism
12.6 Tissue-Specific Metabolism
12.7 Integrative Metabolism
Glossary
Index
Art Credits
Copyright
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Chapter 1: ‘I’m thinking’ – Oh, but are you?
Chapter 2: Renegade perception
Chapter 3: The Pushbacker sting
Chapter 4: ‘Covid’: The calculated catastrophe
Chapter 5: There is no ‘virus’
Chapter 6: Sequence of deceit
Chapter 7: War on your mind
Chapter 8: ‘Reframing’ insanity
Chapter 9: We must have it? So what is it?
Chapter 10: Human 2.0
Chapter 11: Who controls the Cult?
Chapter 12: Escaping Wetiko
Postscript
Appendix: Cowan-Kaufman-Morell Statement on Virus Isolation
Bibliography
Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
The Kaplan MCAT Review Team
Getting Started Checklist
Preface
About Scientific American
About the MCAT
How This Book Was Created
Using This Book
Studying for the MCAT
Chapter 1: Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
1.1 Amino Acids Found in Proteins
1.2 Acid–Base Chemistry of Amino Acids
1.3 Peptide Bond Formation and Hydrolysis
1.4 Primary and Secondary Protein Structure
1.5 Tertiary and Quaternary Protein Structure
1.6 Denaturation
Chapter 2: Enzymes
2.1 Enzymes as Biological Catalysts
2.2 Mechanisms of Enzyme Activity
2.3 Enzyme Kinetics
2.4 Effects of Local Conditions on Enzyme Activity
2.5 Regulation of Enzyme Activity
Chapter 3: Nonenzymatic Protein Function and Protein Analysis
3.1 Cellular Functions
3.2 Biosignaling
3.3 Protein Isolation
3.4 Protein Analysis
Chapter 4: Carbohydrate Structure and Function
4.1 Carbohydrate Classification
4.2 Cyclic Sugar Molecules
4.3 Monosaccharides
4.4 Complex Carbohydrates
Chapter 5: Lipid Structure and Function
5.1 Structural Lipids
5.2 Signaling Lipids
5.3 Energy Storage
Chapter 6: DNA and Biotechnology
6.1 DNA Structure
6.2 Eukaryotic Chromosome Organization
6.3 DNA Replication
6.4 DNA Repair
6.5 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology
Chapter 7: RNA and The Genetic Code
7.1 The Genetic Code
7.2 Transcription
7.3 Translation
7.4 Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes
7.5 Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
Chapter 8: Biological Membranes
8.1 Fluid Mosaic Model
8.2 Membrane Components
8.3 Membrane Transport
8.4 Specialized Membranes
Chapter 9: Carbohydrate Metabolism I: Glycolysis, Glycogen, Gluconeogenesis, and The Pentose Phosphate Pathway
9.1 Glucose Transport
9.2 Glycolysis
9.3 Other Monosaccharides
9.4 Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
9.5 Glycogenesis and Glycogenolysis
9.6 Gluconeogenesis
9.7 The Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Chapter 10: Carbohydrate Metabolism II: Aerobic Respiration
10.1 Acetyl-CoA
10.2 Reactions of the Citric Acid Cycle
10.3 The Electron Transport Chain
10.4 Oxidative Phosphorylation
Chapter 11: Lipid and Amino Acid Metabolism
11.1 Lipid Digestion and Absorption
11.2 Lipid Mobilization
11.3 Lipid Transport
11.4 Cholesterol Metabolism
11.5 Fatty Acids and Triacylglycerols
11.6 Ketone Bodies
11.7 Protein Catabolism
Chapter 12: Bioenergetics and Regulation of Metabolism
12.1 Thermodynamics and Bioenergetics
12.2 The Role of ATP
12.3 Biological Oxidation and Reduction
12.4 Metabolic States
12.5 Hormonal Regulation of Metabolism
12.6 Tissue-Specific Metabolism
12.7 Integrative Metabolism
Glossary
Index
Art Credits
