BookN.V. Bhagavan, Chung-Eun Ha.
Contents:
The human organism: organ systems, cells, organelles, and our microbiota
Water, acids, bases, and buffers
Amino acids
Three-dimensional structure of proteins and disorders of protein misfolding
Energetics of biological systems
Enzymes and enzyme regulation
Clinical enzymology and biomarkers of tissue injury
Simple carbohydrates
Heteropolysaccharides: glycoconjugates, glycoproteins, and glycolipids
Connective tissue: fibrous and nonfibrous proteins and proteoglycans
Gastrointestinal digestion and absorption
Carbohydrate metabolism I: glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid cycle
Electron transport chain, oxidative phosphorylation, and other oxygen-consuming systems
Carbohydrate metabolism II: gluconeogenesis, glycogen synthesis and breakdown, and alternative pathways
Protein and amino acid metabolism
Lipids I: fatty acids and eicosanoids
Lipids II: phospholipids, glycosphingolipids, and cholesterol
Lipids III: plasma lipoproteins
Contractile systems
Perturbations of energy metabolism: obesity and diabetes mellitus
Structure and properties of DNA
DNA replication, repair, and mutagenesis
RNA and protein synthesis
Regulation of gene expression
Nucleotide metabolism
Hemoglobin
Metabolism of iron and heme
Endocrine metabolism I: introduction and signal transduction
Endocrine metabolism II: hypothalamus and pituitary
Endocrine metabolism III: adrenal glands
Endocrine metabolism IV: thyroid gland
Endocrine metabolism V: reproductive system
Immunology
Biochemistry of hemostasis
Mineral metabolism
Vitamin metabolism
Water, electrolytes, and acid-base balance.