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Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry, 29e

Robert K. Murray, David A. Bender, Kathleen M. Botham, Peter J. Kennelly, Victor W. Rodwell, P. Anthony Weil

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Chapter 1Biochemistry & Medicine
Chapter 2Water & pH
 Section I. Structures & Functions of Proteins & Enzymes
Chapter 3Amino Acids & Peptides
Chapter 4Proteins: Determination of Primary Structure
Chapter 5Proteins: Higher Orders of Structure
Chapter 6Proteins: Myoglobin & Hemoglobin
Chapter 7Enzymes: Mechanism of Action
Chapter 8Enzymes: Kinetics
Chapter 9Enzymes: Regulation of Activities
Chapter 10Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
 Section II. Bioenergetics & the Metabolism of Carbohydrates & Lipids
Chapter 11Bioenergetics: The Role of ATP
Chapter 12Biologic Oxidation
Chapter 13The Respiratory Chain & Oxidative Phosphorylation
Chapter 14Carbohydrates of Physiologic Significance
Chapter 15Lipids of Physiologic Significance
Chapter 16Overview of Metabolism & the Provision of Metabolic Fuels
Chapter 17The Citric Acid Cycle: The Catabolism of Acetyl-CoA
Chapter 18Glycolysis & the Oxidation of Pyruvate
Chapter 19Metabolism of Glycogen
Chapter 20Gluconeogenesis & the Control of Blood Glucose
Chapter 21The Pentose Phosphate Pathway & Other Pathways of Hexose Metabolism
Chapter 22Oxidation of Fatty Acids: Ketogenesis
Chapter 23Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids & Eicosanoids
Chapter 24Metabolism of Acylglycerols & Sphingolipids
Chapter 25Lipid Transport & Storage
Chapter 26Cholesterol Synthesis, Transport, & Excretion
 Section III. Metabolism of Proteins & Amino Acids
Chapter 27Biosynthesis of the Nutritionally Nonessential Amino Acids
Chapter 28Catabolism of Proteins & of Amino Acid Nitrogen
Chapter 29Catabolism of the Carbon Skeletons of Amino Acids
Chapter 30Conversion of Amino Acids to Specialized Products
Chapter 31Porphyrins & Bile Pigments
 Section IV. Structure, Function, & Replication of Informational Macromolecules
Chapter 32Nucleotides
Chapter 33Metabolism of Purine & Pyrimidine Nucleotides
Chapter 34Nucleic Acid Structure & Function
Chapter 35DNA Organization, Replication, & Repair
Chapter 36RNA Synthesis, Processing, & Modification
Chapter 37Protein Synthesis & the Genetic Code
Chapter 38Regulation of Gene Expression
Chapter 39Molecular Genetics, Recombinant DNA, & Genomic Technology
 Section V. Biochemistry of Extracellular & Intracellular Communication
Chapter 40Membranes: Structure & Function
Chapter 41The Diversity of the Endocrine System
Chapter 42Hormone Action & Signal Transduction
 Section VI. Special Topics
Chapter 43Nutrition, Digestion, & Absorption
Chapter 44Micronutrients: Vitamins & Minerals
Chapter 45Free Radicals and Antioxidant Nutrients
Chapter 46Intracellular Traffic & Sorting of Proteins
Chapter 47Glycoproteins
Chapter 48The Extracellular Matrix
Chapter 49Muscle & the Cytoskeleton
Chapter 50Plasma Proteins & Immunoglobulins
Chapter 51Hemostasis & Thrombosis
Chapter 52Red & White Blood Cells
Chapter 53Metabolism of Xenobiotics
Chapter 54The Biochemistry of Aging
Chapter 55Cancer: An Overview
Chapter 56Clinical Biochemistry
Chapter 57Biochemical Case Histories
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