Table of Contents:
- Introduction to biomolecules
- Introduction to protein structure
- Oxygen-binding proteins : hemoglobin and myoglobin
- Enzymatic reactions
- Coenzymes
- DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis
- The human genome
- Protein targeting and proteostasis
- Introduction to genetic diseases
- Viruses
- DNA technology
- Biological membranes
- The cytoskeleton
- The extracellular matrix
- Extracellular messengers
- Intracellular messengers
- Plasma proteins
- Defense mechanisms
- Cellular growth control and cancer
- Digestive enzymes
- Introduction to metabolic pathways
- Glycolysis, tricarboxylic acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation
- Oxygen deficiency and oxygen toxicity
- Carbohydrate metabolism
- The metabolism of fatty acids and triglycerides
- The metabolism of membrane lipids
- Lipid transport
- Amino acid metabolism
- Metabolism of iron and heme
- The metabolism of purines and pyrimidines
- Micronutrients
- Integration of metabolism.