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- - Part I Molecular Design of Life - -
Chapter 1: Molecular Design of Life
Chapter 2: Protein Structure and Function
Chapter 3: Exploring Proteins
Chapter 4: DNA and RNA: Molecules of Heredity
Chapter 5: Flow of Genetic Information
Chapter 6: Exploring Genes
- - Part II Proteins: Conformation, Dynamics, and Functions - -
Chapter 7: Portrait of an Allosteric Protein
Chapter 8: Enzymes: Basic Concepts and Kinetics
Chapter 9: Catalytic Strategies
Chapter 10: Regulatory Strategies
Chapter 11: Membrane Structure and Dynamics
Chapter 12: Membrane Channels and Pumps
Chapter 13: Signal Transduction Cascades
Chapter 14: Antibodies and T-Cell Receptors
Chapter 15: Molecular Motors
Chapter 16: Protein Folding and Design
- - Part III Metabolic Energy: Generation and Storage - -
Chapter 17: Metabolism: Basic Concepts and Design
Chapter 18: Carbohydrates
Chapter 19: Glycolysis
Chapter 20: Citric Acid Cycle
Chapter 21: Oxidative Phosphorylation
Chapter 22: Pentose Phosphate Pathway and Gluconeogenesis
Chapter 23: Glycogen Metabolism
Chapter 24: Fatty Acid Metabolism
Chapter 25: Amino Acid Degradation and the Urea Cycle
Chapter 26: Photosynthesis
- - Part IV Biosynthesis of Building Blocks - -
Chapter 27: Biosynthesis of Membrane Lipids and Steroids
Chapter 28: Biosynthesis of Amino Acids and Heme
Chapter 29: Biosynthesis of Nucleotides
Chapter 30: Integration of Metabolism
- - Part V Genes: Replication and Expression - -
Chapter 31: DNA Structure, Replication, and Repair
Chapter 32: Gene Rearrangements
Chapter 33: RNA Synthesis and Splicing
Chapter 34: Protein Synthesis
Chapter 35: Protein Targeting
Chapter 36: Control of Gene Expression and Prokaryotes
Chapter 37: Eukaryotic Chromosomes and Gene Expression