PART Ⅰ THE MOLECULAR DESIGN OF LIFE

Chapter 1 Prelude

Chapter 2 Biochemical Evolution

Chapter 3 Protein Structure and Function

Chapter 4 Exploring Proteins

Chapter 5 RNA, DNA, and the Flow of Genetic Information

Chapter 6 Exploring Genes

Chapter 7 Exploring Evolution (including Bioinformatics)

Chapter 8 Enzymes: Basic Concepts and Kinetics

Chapter 9 Catalytic Strategies

Chapter 10 Regulatory Strategies: Enzymes and Hemoglobin

Chapter 11 Carbohydrates

Chapter 12 Lipids and Cell Membranes

Chapter 13 Membrane Channels and Pumps

PART Ⅱ TRANSDUCING AND STORING ENERGY

Chapter 14 Metabolism: Basic Concepts and Design

Chapter 15 Signal-Transduction Pathways: An Introduction to Information Metabolism

Chapter 16 Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis

Chapter 17 The Citric Acid Cycle

Chapter 18 Oxidative Phosphorylation

Chapter 19 The Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

Chapter 20 The Calvin Cycle and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway

Chapter 21 Glycogen Metabolism

Chapter 22 Fatty Acid Metabolism

Chapter 23 Protein Turnover and Amino Acid Catabolism

PART Ⅲ SYNTHESIZING THE MOLECULES OF LIFE

Chapter 24 The Biosynthesis of Amino Acids

Chapter 25 Nucleotide Biosynthesis

Chapter 26 The Biosynthesis of Membrane Lipids and Steroids

Chapter 27 DNA Replication, Recombination, and Repair

Chapter 28 RNA Synthesis and Splicing

Chapter 29 Protein Synthesis

Chapter 30 The Integration of Metabolism

Chapter 31 The Control of Gene Expression

PART Ⅳ RESPONDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES

Chapter 32 Sensory Systems

Chapter 33 The Immune System

Chapter 34 Molecular Motors