Principles of Biochemistry: Problems and Solutions

Introduction - the cells of living organisms. Part 1 Structures and functions of biomolecules: water, amino acids and the primary structures of proteins; proteins - three-dimensional structure and function; enzymes; mechanisms of enzymes; co-enzymes; carbohydrates; lipids and biological membranes; nucleotides and nucleic acids. Part 2 Metabolism and bioenergetics: bioenergetics - ATP and other energy-rich metabolites; glycolysis; the citric acid cycle and glyoxylate cycle; oxidative phosphorylation; glycogen metabolism; gluconeogenesis and the pentose phosphate pathway; photosynthesis; fatty acid metabolism; amino acid metabolism; metabolism of necleotides. Part 3 Biological information flow: DNA replication and repair; transcription and processing of RNA; protein synthesis.