Brooks/Cole, 2013. - 642 p. - This comprehensive combination resource contains chapter summaries, important definitions, illustrations of major metabolic pathways, self-tests, detailed solutions to all end-of-chapter problems, and additional problems with answers.Contents
The Facts of Life: Chemistry Is the Logic of Biological Phenomena
Water: The Medium of Life
Thermodynamics of Biological Systems
Amino Acids and the Peptide Bond
Proteins: Their Primary Structure and Biological Functions
Proteins: Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary Structure
Carbohydrates and the Glycoconjugates of Cell Surfaces
Lipids
Membranes and Membrane Transport
Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids
Structure of Nucleic Acids
Recombinant DNA: Cloning and Creation of Chimeric Genes
Enzymes - Kinetics and Specificity
Mechanisms of Enzyme Action
Enzyme Regulation
Molecular Motors
Metabolism: An Overview
Glycolysis
The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation
Photosynthesis
Gluconeogenesis, Glycogen Metabolism, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Fatty Acid Catabolism
Lipid Biosynthesis
Nitrogen Acquisition and Amino Acid Metabolism
Synthesis and Degradation of Nucleotides
Metabolic Integration and Organ Specialization
DNA Metabolism: Replication, Recombination, and Repair
Transcription and the Regulation of Gene Expression
Protein Synthesis
Completing the Protein Life Cycle: Folding, Processing, and Degradation
The Reception and Transmission of Extracellular Information
