Introduction to Biochemistry and Metabolism, 1/e

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Contents
4. Preface
5. Acknowledgements
6. Chapter 1. Cell
   1. Introduction
   2. Cell and Its Structure
   3. Cell Components and Their Functions
   4. Nucleus
   5. Protoplasm
   6. Question Bank
7. Chapter 2. Carbohydrates
   1. Introduction
   2. Definition
   3. Classification of Carbohydrates
   4. Monosaccharides
   5. Disaccharides
   6. Oligosaccharides
   7. Polysaccharides
   8. Question Bank
8. Chapter 3. Amino Acids
   1. Introduction
   2. General Structure of Amino Acids
   3. Classification of Amino Acids
   4. Peptide
   5. Classification of Protein
   6. Protein Configuration
   7. Denaturation
   8. Biuret Reaction
   9. Sequenator
   10. Quantitative Analysis
   11. Protein Estimation
   12. Isolation of Proteins
   13. Extraction of Proteins from Tissues
   14. Preparation of Homogenate
   15. Purification of Protein
   16. Question Bank
9. Chapter 4. Lipids
   1. Introduction
   2. Definition
   3. Occurrence
   4. Biological Significance
   5. Classifications of Lipids
   6. Simple Lipids
   7. Fatty Acids
   8. Glycerol
   9. Compound Lipids
   10. Choline
   11. Derived Lipids
   12. Sterols
   13. Bile Acid
   14. Bile Salt
   15. C21 Steroids—Adrenal Cortical Hormones
   16. Mineralocorticoids
   17. Isoprenoids
   18. Biomedical Importance of Lipids
   19. Biomedical Importance of Emulsification
   20. Biomedical Importance of EFA
   21. Biomedical Importance of Sterols
   22. Function of Prostaglandins
   23. Functions of Leukotrienes
   24. Lipoproteins
   25. Prostaglandins
   26. Question Bank
10. Chapter 5. Nucleic Acid
    1. Nature of Genetic Material
    2. Definition
    3. Functions of Nucleic Acids
    4. Types of Nucleic Acids
    5. Nucleosides
    6. Nucleotides
    7. Deoxyribonucleic Acid
    8. Properties of Nucleic Acids
    9. Ribonucleic Acid
    10. Question Bank
11. Chapter 6. Enzymes
    1. Enzymes
    2. Historical Background
    3. Chemical Nature of Enzymes
    4. Characteristics of Enzymes
    5. Enzymes Are Highly Specific
    6. Proteolytic Enzymes
    7. Regulation of Enzymes
    8. Thermo Stability – Heat Sensitivity
    9. Active Site
    10. Enzyme Kinetics of Single Substrate Reactions
    11. Enzyme Inhibition
    12. Examples of Inhibition
    13. Regulation of Enzyme Activity
    14. Modifiers of Enzyme Activity
    15. Enzyme Activators
    16. Metal-Activated Enzymes and Metalloenzymes
    17. Coenzymes
    18. Nomenclature and Classification
    19. Question Bank
12. Chapter 7. High-Energy Compounds
    1. Bioenergetics
    2. Phosphoryl Group Transfer Through ATP
    3. Question Bank
13. Chapter 8. Introduction to Metabolism
    1. Introduction
    2. Outline of Catabolism and Anabolism
    3. Lipid Metabolism
    4. Amino Acid Metabolism
    5. Metabolic Pathways – Levels of Organisation
    6. Glycolysis
    7. Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
    8. Glycogenesis
    9. Electron Transport Chain
    10. ATP Synthase
    11. Shuttle Systems: Mitochondrial Oxidation of Cytosolic NADH
    12. Hexose Monophosphate Pathway
    13. Gluconeogenesis
    14. Question Bank
14. Chapter 9. Amino Acid Metabolism
    1. Introduction
    2. Catabolism of Amino Acids
    3. Decarboxylation
    4. Urea Cycle
    5. Phenylalanine and Tyrosine
    6. Synthesis of Melanin
    7. Synthesis of Epinephrine
    8. Synthesis of Thyroid Hormones
    9. Synthesis of Creatine
    10. Question Bank
15. Chapter 10. Lipid Metabolism
    1. Introduction
    2. Digestion of Dietary Lipids
    3. Degradation of Triacylglycerol
    4. Cholesteryl Ester Degradation
    5. Phospholipid Degradation
    6. Absorption of Lipids
    7. Resynthesis of Triacyglycerols and Cholesteryl Esters by the Intestinal Mucosal Cells
    8. Secretion of Lipids from Intestinal Cells
    9. Secretion of Chylomicrons
    10. Use of Dietary Lipids by the Tissues
    11. Fate of Glycerol
    12. Fate of Chylomicron Components
    13. Fatty Acid Oxidation
    14. Biosynthesis of Fatty Acid
    15. Acetyl-COA Carboxylase
    16. Cholesterol Biosynthesis
    17. Degradation of Cholesterol
    18. Biosynthesis of Acylglycerol
    19. Complex Lipids
    20. Cardiolipin
    21. Plasmalogens
    22. Degradation of Sphingomyelin
    23. Niemann–Pick Disease
    24. Farber’s Disease
    25. Ketone Bodies
    26. Question Bank
16. Chapter 11. Nucleotide Metabolism
    1. Introduction
    2. Fate of Dietary Nucleic Acids
    3. Biosynthesis of Purine Ribonucleotides
    4. Biosynthesis of Pyrimidine Nucleotides
    5. Coenzymes
    6. Question Bank
17. Chapter 12. Detoxication Mechanism
    1. Introduction
    2. Oxidation
    3. Reduction
    4. Hydrolysis
    5. Conjugation
    6. Detoxification of Drugs
    7. Role of Cytochrome p450
    8. Question Bank
18. Chapter 13. Antibiotics
    1. Introduction
    2. Penicillin
    3. Streptomycin
    4. Chloramphenicol
    5. Tetracycline
    6. Question Bank
19. Copyright