Illustrated Medical Biochemistry (Paperback)

Table Of Contents
Unit - I: General Biochemistry
1. Cell Structure and Function
2. Chemistry Review
3. Introduction to Biological Macromolecules
4. Chemistry of Amino Acids and Proteins
5. Chemistry of Carbohydrates
6. Chemistry of Lipids
7. Glycosaminoglycans and Proteoglycans
8. Collagen
9. Hemoglobin is an Allosteric Protein
10. Heme Metabolism
11. Mineral Metabolism
12. Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism
13. Water and Electrolytes Metabolism
14. Acid-Base Regulation
15. Vitamins and Coenzymes
16. Oxidative Phosphorylation
17. Free Radical Formation
18. Enzymes: Basic Concepts and Kinetics
19. Hormones and Receptors
20. Nutritional Needs
21. Biochemistry of Nerve Impulse Transmission
22. Contractile Proteins (Muscle) the Sarcomere
23. Blood Coagulation
24. Signal Transduction Cascades

Unit - II: Metabolism and Biochemical Genetics
25. Amino Acid Metabolism
26. Nitrogen Metabolism
27. Specialized Products of Amino Acids
28. Intestinal Uptake and Transport of Lipids
29. Fatty Acid Metabolism
30. Metabolism of Complex Lipids
31. Cholesterol and Bile Acid Metabolism
32. The PDH Complex and TCA Cycle
33. Regulation of Blood Glucose and Diabetes
34. Glycogen Metabolism
35. Glucose Metabolism
36. Fructose Metabolism
37. Chemistry of Nucleotides
38. Nucleotide Metabolism
39. Nucleic Acid Structure and Function
40. DNA Synthesis (Replication)
41. RNA Synthesis (Transcription)
42. Protein Biosynthesis (Translation)
43. Protein Modifications and Targeting
44. Control of Gene Expression
45. Proto-oncogenes and Cancer
46. Molecular Tools in Medicine
Appendix Index