Brief Contents Chapter Opening Vignettes Biochemistry in Perspective Essays Biochemistry in the Lab Boxes Preface General and Organic Chemistry Review Primer 1. Biochemistry: An Introduction 2. Living Cells 3. Water: The Matrix of Life 4. Energy 5. Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins 6. Enzymes 7. Carbohydrates 8. Carbohydrate Metabolism 9. Aerobic Metabolism I: The Citric Acid Cycle 10. Aerobic Metabolism II: Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation 11. Lipids and Membranes 12. Lipid Metabolism 13. Photosynthesis 14. Nitrogen Metabolism I: Synthesis 15. Nitrogen Metabolism II: Degradation 16. Integration of Metabolism 17. Nucleic Acids 18. Genetic Information 19. Protein Synthesis Appendix: Solutions Glossary Credits Index

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