Contents // UNIT I: Protein Structure and Function Chapter 1: Amino Acids 1 Chapter 2: Structure of Proteins 13 Chapter 3: Globular Proteins 25 Chapter 4: Fibrous Proteins 43 Chapter 5: Enzymes 53 // UNIT II: Bioenergetics and Carbohydrate Metabolism Chapter 6: Bioenergetics and Oxidative Phosphorylation 69 Chapter 7: Introduction to Carbohydrates 83 Chapter 8: Introduction to Metabolism and Glycolysis 91 Chapter 9: Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle and Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex 109 Chapter 10: Gluconeogenesis 117 Chapter 11: Glycogen Metabolism 125 // Chapter 12: Metabolism of Monosaccharides and Disaccharides 137 // Chapter 13: Pentose Phosphate Pathway and Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate 145 Chapter 14: Glycosaminoglycans, Proteoglycans, and Glycoproteins 157 // UNIT III: Lipid Metabolism // Chapter 15: Dietary Lipids Metabolism 173 // Chapter 16: Fatty Acid, Ketone Body, and Triacylglycerol Metabolism 181 Chapter 17: Phospholipid, Glycosphingolipid, and Eicosanoid Metabolism 201 Chapter 18: Cholesterol, Lipoprotein, and Steroid Metabolism 219 // UNIT IV: Nitrogen Metabolism // Chapter 19: Amino Acids: Disposal of Nitrogen 245 Chapter 20: Amino Acid Degradation and Synthesis 261 Chapter 21: Conversion of Amino Acids to Specialized Products 277 Chapter 22: Nucleotide Metabolism 291 // UNIT V: Integration of Metabolism // Chapter 23: Metabolic Effects of Insulin and Glucagon 307 // Chapter 24: The Feed-Fast Cycle 321 // Chapter 25: Diabetes Mellitus 337 // Chapter 26:
Obesity 349 // Chapter 27: Nutrition 357 // Chapter 28: Vitamins 373 // UNIT VI: Storage and Expression of Genetic Information Chapter 29: DNA Structure, Replication, and Repair 395 Chapter 30: RNA Structure, Synthesis, and Processing 417 Chapter 31: Protein Synthesis 431 Chapter 32: Regulation of Gene Expression 449 Chapter 33: Biotechnology and Human Disease 465 // Appendix: Clinical Cases 489 Index 522 // Bonus chapter online! Chapter 34: Blood Clotting (Use your scratch-off code provided in the tront of this book for access to this and other free online resources on Point.)