Table of contents for Biochemistry and molecular biology / Todd A. Swanson, Sandra I. Kim, Marc J. Glucksman.

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Contents
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgments
1	 Biomolecules: Life's Building Blocks	
	I. 	Brief Review of Organic Chemistry
	II. 	Acids, Bases, and Buffers
	III. 	Carbohydrate Structure
	IV.	 Proteoglycans, Glycoproteins, and Glycolipids
	V. 	Amino Acids
	VI.	 Lipids
	VII.	 Membranes
	VIII.	 Nucleotides
		Review Test
2 Protein Structure/Function	
	I.	 General Aspects of Protein Structure
	II.	 Examples of Medically Important Proteins
		Review Test
3 Enzymes and Kinetics	
	I.	 General Properties of Enzymes
	II. 	Dependence of Velocity on Enzyme and Substrate Concentrations
	III.	 The Michaelis-Menten Equation
	IV.	 The Lineweaver-Burk Equation
	V. 	Inhibitors
	VI. 	Allosteric Enzymes
	VII. 	Regulation of Enzyme Activity by Post Translational (Covalent) Modification
	VIII.	 Regulation by Protein-Protein Interactions 
IX.	Isoenzymes
		Review Test
4 Bioenergetics	
	I.	 Metabolic Fuels and Dietary Components
	II.	 Bioenergetics
	III.	 Biological Oxidations
	IV.	 Properties of Adenosine Triphosphate
		Review Test
5 The Biochemistry of Digestion	
	I.	 Digestion of Carbohydrates
	II.	 Digestion of Dietary Triacylglycerol 
	III.	 Protein Digestion and Amino Acid Absorption
		Review Test
6 Glycolysis	
	I.	 General Overview
	II.	 Transport of Glucose into Cells
	III.	 Reactions of Glycolysis
	IV.	 Special Reactions in Red Blood Cells
V.	Regulatory Enzymes of Glycolysis
VI. The Fate of Pyruvate
VII. Generation of ATP by Glycolysis
		Review Test
7 The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle	
	I.	 The Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) Cycle
		Review Test
8 The Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative Metabolism	
	I.	 Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative Phosphorylation
	II.	 Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)
		Review Test
9 Glycogen Metabolism	
	I.	 Overview of Glycogen Structure and Metabolism
	II. Glycogen Structure
	III.	 Glycogen Synthesis
IV.	Glycogen Degradation
V.	Lysosomal Degradation of Glycogen
VI.	Regulation of Glycogen Degradation
VII. Regulation of Glycogen Synthesis
		Review Test
10 Gluconeogenesis and the Maintenance of Blood Glucose Levels	
	I.	 Overview
	II. Reactions of Gluconeogenesis
III.	Maintenance of Blood Glucose Levels
		Review Test
11 Miscellaneous Carbohydrate Metabolism	
	I.	 Fructose and Glucose Metabolism
	II. Pentose Phosphate Pathway
	III.	 Proteoglycans, Glycoproteins, and Glycolipids
		Review Test
12 Fatty Acid and Triacylglycerol Synthesis	
	I.	 Fatty Acid and Triacylglycerol Synthesis
	II. Formation of Triacylglycerol Stores in Adipose Tissue
		Review Test
13 Fatty Acid Oxidation	
	I.	Fatty Acid Oxidation
		Review Test
14 Cholesterol Metabolism and Blood Lipoproteins	
	I.	 Cholesterol and Bile Salt Metabolism
	II. Blood Lipoproteins
		Review Test
15 Ketones and Other Lipid Derivatives	
	I.	 Ketone Body Synthesis and Utilization
	II. Phospholipid and Sphingolipid Metabolism
III.	Metabolism of the Eicosanoids
IV.	Synthesis of the Steroid Hormones
		Review Test
16 Amino Acid Metabolism	
	I.	 Addition and Removal of Amino Acid Nitrogen
	II. Urea Cycle
III.	Synthesis and Degradation of Amino Acids
		Review Test
17 Products Derived from Amino Acids	
	I.	 Special Products Derived from Amino Acids
	II. Tetrahydrofolate and S-Adenosylmethionine
		Review Test
18 Nucleotide and Porphyrin Metabolism	
	I.	 Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism
	II. Heme Metabolism
		Review Test
19 Integrative Metabolism and Nutrition	
	I.	 Dietary Requirements
	II. Metabolism During the Fed or Absorptive State
III.	Fasting
IV.	Prolonged Fasting (Starvation)
V.	Biochemical Functions of Tissues
		Review Test
20 Molecular Endocrinology	
	I.	 General Mechanism of Hormone Action
	II. Regulation of Hormone Levels
III.	Actions of Specific Hormones
		Review Test
21 DNA Replication and Transcription	
	I.	 Nucleic Acid Structure
	II. Synthesis of DNA (Replication)
III.	Synthesis of RNA (Transcription)
		Review Test
22 RNA Translation and Protein Synthesis	
	I.	 Protein Synthesis (Translation of Messenger RNA [mRNA])
	II. Regulation of Protein Synthesis
		Review Test
23 	The Biochemistry of Cancer
	I.	 Cell Cycle
	II. Control of the Cell Cycle
III.	Oncogenes
IV.	Tumor Suppressor Genes
V.	Apoptosis
VI.	Mechanism of Oncogenesis
VII.	Molecular Carcinogenesis
VIII.	DNA Repair and Carcinogenesis
IX.	Molecular Progression of Cancer
X.	Molecular Markers in Cancer Biology
		Review Test
24 Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
	I.	 Biology Involving Recombinant DNA
	II. Technology Involving Proteins
		Review Test
Comprehensive Examination	
	Index	

Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:

Biochemistry -- Examinations, questions, etc.
Molecular biology -- Examinations, questions, etc.
Biochemistry -- Examination Questions.
Biochemistry -- Outlines.
Molecular Biology -- Examination Questions.
Molecular Biology -- Outlines.