Biochemistry and molecular biology /
Despo Papachristodoulou, Alison Snape, William H. Elliott, and Daphne C. Elliott.
- Sixth edition
- xxxi, 607 pages : colours, illustrations ; 28 cm
Previous edition 2014
Includes bibliographical references and index
Part 1: Basic concepts of life 1:The basic molecular themes of life 2:Cells and viruses 3:Energy considerations in biochemistry Part 2: Structure and function of proteins and membranes 4:The structure of proteins 5:Methods in protein investigation 6:Enzymes 7:The cell membrane and membrane proteins 8:Muscle contraction, the cytoskeleton, and molecular motors Part 3: Metabolism and Nutrition 9:General principles of nutrition 10:Food digestion, absorption and distribution to the tissues 11:The storage fuels: Mechanisms of transport, storage, and mobilization of carbohydrate and fat 12:Principles of energy release from food 13:Glycolysis, the TCA cycle, and the electron transport system 14:Energy release from fat 15:An alternative pathway of glucose oxidation: The pentose phosphate pathway 16:Synthesis of glucose (gluconeogenesis) 17:Synthesis of fat and related compounds 18:Nitrogen metabolism: amino acid metabolism 19:Nitrogen metabolism: nucleotide metabolism 20:Mechanisms of metabolic control and their applications to metabolic integration 21:Raising electrons of water back up the energy scale: photosynthesis Part 4: Information storage and utilization 22:The genome 23:DNA synthesis, repair and recombination 24:Gene transcription 25:Protein synthesis and controlled protein breakdown 26:Control of gene expression 27:Protein sorting and delivery 28:Manipulating DNA and genes Part 5: Cells and tissues 29:Cell signalling 30:The cell cycle, cell division, cell death and cancer Part 6: Protective mechanisms against disease 31:Blood clotting, xenobiotic metabolism, and reactive oxygen species 32:The immune system