High-Yield (TM) Biochemistry

Preface

Acknowledgments
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1 Acid-Base Relationships
</li><li>I.Acidic dissociation</li><li>II.Measures of acidity</li><li>III.Buffers</li><li>IV.Acid-base balance</li><li>V.Acid-base disorders</li><li>VI.Clinical relevance: diabetic ketoacidosis</li><li>
2 Amino Acids and Proteins
</li><li>I.Functions of proteins</li><li>II.Proteins as polypeptides</li><li>III.Protein structure</li><li>IV.Protein solubility and R-groups</li><li>V.Protein denaturation</li><li>VI.Clinical relevance</li><li>
3 Enzymes
</li><li>I.Energy relationships</li><li>II. Free-energy change</li><li>III.Enzymes as biological catalysts</li><li>IV. Michaelis-Menten equation</li><li>V. Lineweaver-Burk equation</li><li>VI.Enzyme</li><li>regulation </li><li>VII.Clinical relevance: methanol and ethylene glycol poisoning</li><li>
4 Citric Acid Cycle and Oxidative Phosphorylation
</li><li>I.Cellular energy and adenosine triphosphate</li><li>II.Citric acid cycle</li><li>III.Products of the citric acid cycle (one revolution)</li><li>IV.Synthetic function of the citric acid cycle</li><li>V.Regulation of the citric acid cycle</li><li>VI.Electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation</li><li>VII.Chemiosmotic hypothesis</li><li>VIII.Clinical relevance</li><li>
5 Carbohydrate Metabolism
</li><li>I.Carbohydrate digestion and absorption</li><li>II.Glycogen metabolism</li><li>III. Glycolysis</li><li>IV.Gluconeogenesis</li><li>V.Regulation of glycolysis and gluconeogenesis</li><li>VI.Pentose phosphate pathway</li><li>VII.Sucrose and lactose metaboli sm</li><li>VIII.Clinical relevance</li><li>
6 Lipid Metabolism
</li><li>I.Lipid function</li><li>II.Lipid digestion</li><li>III.Lipoprotein transport and metabolism</li><li>IV.Oxidation of fatty acids</li><li>V.Fatty acid synthesis</li><li>VI.Glycerolipid synthesis</li><li>VII.Sphingolipid synthesis</li><li>VIII.Cholesterol synthesis</li><li>IX. Clinical relevance</li><li>
7 Amino Acid Metabolism
</li><li>I. Functions of amino acids</li><li>II.Removal of amino acid nitrogen</li><li>III.Urea cycle and detoxification of NH+</li><li>IV.Carbon skeletons of amino acids</li><li>V.Clinical relevance: inherited (inborn) errors of amino acid metabolism</li><li>
8 Nucleotide Metabolism
</li><li>I.Nucleotide structure</li><li>II.Nucleotide function</li><li>III. Purine nucleotide synthesis</li><li>IV.Pyrimidine nucleotide synthesis</li><li>V.Deoxyribonucleotide synthesis</li><li>VI.Nucleotide degradation</li><li>VII.Clinical relevance</li><li>
9 Nutrition
</li><li>I.Energy needs</li><li>II.Macronutrients</li><li>III.Micronutrients: the fat-soluble vitamins</li><li>IV.Micronutrients: the water-soluble vitamins</li><li>V.Minerals</li><li>
10 Gene Expression
</li><li>I.Genetic information</li><li>II.DNA and RNA: nucleic acid structure</li><li>III.DNA synthesis (replication)</li><li>IV.Transcription</li><li>V.Translation (protein synthesis)</li><li>VI.Mutations</li><li>
11 Biochemical Technology
</li><li>I.Protein purification</li><li>II.Protein analysis</li><li>III.DNA analysis</li><li>IV.Cloning of recombinant DNA and protein</li><li>V.Clinical relevance</li><li>
12 Hormones
</li><li>I.Overview</li><li>II.Classification of hormones</li><li>III.Mechanisms of hormone action</li><li>IV.Hormones that regulate fuel metabolism</li><li>V.Hormones that regulate salt and water balance</li><li>VI.Hormones that regulate calcium and phosphate metabolism</li><li>VII.Hormones that regulate body size and metabolism</li><li>VIII.Hormones that regulate the male reproductive system</li><li>
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