MOLECULAR DESIGN OF LIFE; Prelude; Protein Structure and Function; Exploring Proteins; DNA and RNA: Molecules of Heredity; Flow of Genetic Information; Exploring Genes: Analyzing, Constructing, and Cloning DNA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION, DYNAMICS AND FUNCTION; Oxygen-transporting Proteins: Myoglobin and Hemoglobin; Introduction to Enzymes; Mechanisms of Enzyme Action; Mechanisms of Enzymatic Activity; Connective-Tissue Proteins; Introduction to Biological Membranes; GENERATION AND STORAGE OF METABOLIC ENERGY; Metabolism: Basic Concepts and Design; Carbohydrates; Glycolysis; Citric Acid Cycle; Oxidative Phosphorylation; Pentose Phosphate Pathway and Gluconeogenesis; Glycogen Metabolism; Fatty Acid Metabolism; Amino Acid Degradation and the Urea Cycle; Photosynthesis; BIOSYNTHESIS OF MACROMOLECULAR PRECURSORS; Biosynthesis of Membrane Lipids and Steroid Hormones; Biosynthesis of Amino Acids and Heme; Biosynthesis of Necleotides; Integration of Metabolism; GENETIC INFORMATION: storage, transmission, and expression; DNA Structure, Replication and Repair; Gene Rearrangements: Recombination and Transposition; RNA Synthesis and Splicing; Protein Synthesis; Protein Targeting; Control of Gene Expression in Procaryotes; Eucaryotic Chromosomes and Gene Expression; Viruses and Oncogenes; MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY: interaction of information, conformation, and metabolism in physiological processes; Molecular Immunology; Muscle Contraction and Cell Motility; Membrane Transport; Hormone Action; Excitable Membranes and Sensory Systems; Appendixes/Answers to Problems/Index.
