Biochemistry / Reginald H. Garrett, Charles M. Grisham.

Contents;

1. Molecular components of cells
Chemistry is the logic of biological phenomena
Water, pH and ionic equilibria
Thermodynamics of biological systems
Amino acids
Proteins: Their biological functions and primary structure
Proteins: Secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Membranes and cell surfaces
etc.

2. Protein dynamics
Enzyme kinetics
Enzyme specificity and regulation
Mechanisms of enzyme action
Molecular motors

3. Metabolism and its regulation
Metabolism: An overview
Glycolysis
The tricarboxylic acid cycle
Electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation
Photosynthesis
Gluconeogenesis, glycogen metabolism and the pentose phosphate pathway
Fatty acid catabolism
etc.

4. Information transfer
DNA: Genetic information, recombination and mutation
DNA replication and repair
Transcription and the regulation of gene expression
The genetic code
Protein synthesis and degradation
The reception and transmission of extracellular information.

Includes bibliographical references and index.