Pt. I Structure of Macromolecules
1 Eukaryotic Cell Structure
2 DNA and RNA: Composition and Structure
3 Proteins I: Composition and Structure

Pt. II Transmission of Information
4 DNA Replication, Recombination, and Repair
5 RNA: Transcription and RNA Processing
6 Protein Synthesis: Translation and Posttranslational Modifications
7 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology
8 Regulation of Gene Expression

Pt. III Functions of Proteins
9 Proteins II: Structure-Function Relationships in Protein Families
10 Enzymes: Classification, Kinetics, and Control
11 The Cytochromes P450 and Nitric Oxide Synthases
12 Biological Membranes: Structure, Receptors, and Solute Transport
13 Fundamentals of Signal Transduction

Pt. IV Metabolic Pathways and Their Control
14 Bioenergetics, Mitochondria, and Oxidative Metabolism
15 Carbohydrate Metabolism I: Major Metabolic Pathways and Their Control
16 Carbohydrate Metabolism II: Special Pathways and Glycoconjugates
17 Lipid Metabolism I: Synthesis, Storage, and Utilization of Fatty Acids and Triacylglycerols
18 Lipid Metabolism II: Pathways of Metabolism of Special Lipids
19 Amino Acid and Heme Metabolism
20 Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleotide Metabolism
21 Metabolic Interrelationships
22 Biochemistry of Hormones

Pt. V Physiological Processes
23 Molecular Cell Biology
24 Cell Cycle, Programmed Cell Death, and Cancer
25 Digestion and Absorption of Basic Nutritional Constituents
26 Vitamins and Minerals: Requirements and Function
27 Macronutrients:Metabolic Effects and Health Implications

Appendix Review of Organic Chemistry
Glossary
Index