Lippincott's illustrated reviews
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Philadelphia :
Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
2008
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
| Series: | Lippincott's illustrated reviews
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Table of Contents:
- Unit I: Protein structure and function. Amino acids ; Structure of proteins ; Globular proteins ; Fibrous proteins ; Enzymes
- Unit II: Intermediary metabolism. Bioenergetics and oxidative phosphorylation ; Introduction to carbohydrates ; Glycolysis ; Tricarboxylic acid cycle ; Gluconeogenesis ; Glycogen metabolism ; Metabolism of monosaccharides and disaccharides ; Pentose phosphate pathway and NADPH ; Glycosaminoglycans and glycoproteins
- Unit III: Lipid metabolism. Metabolism of dietary lipids ; Fatty acid and triacylglycerol metabolism ; Complex lipid metabolism ; Cholesterol and steroid metabolism
- Unit IV: Nitrogen metabolism. Amino acids: disposal of nitrogen ; Amino acid degradation and synthesis ; Conversion of amino acids to specialized products ; Nucleotide metabolism
- Unit V: Integration of metabolism. Metabolic effects of insulin and glucagon ; The feed/fast cycle ; Diabetes mellitus ; Obesity ; Nutrition ; Vitamins
- Unit VI: Storage and expression of genetic information. DNA structure, replication and repair ; RNA structure, synthesis and processing ; Protein synthesis ; Regulation of gene expression ; Biotechnology and human disease