Basic medical biochemistry Book

	Preface
	How to Use This Book
Ch. 1	Metabolic Fuels and Dietary Components	3
Ch. 2	The Fed or Absorptive State	21
Ch. 3	Fasting	27
Ch. 4	Acids, Bases, and Buffers	37
Ch. 5	Relationship of Organic Chemistry to Biochemistry	43
Ch. 6	Structures of the Major Compounds of the Body	51
Ch. 7	Amino Acids Found in Proteins	67
Ch. 8	Protein Structure	79
Ch. 9	Enzymes	99
Ch. 10	Relationship between Cell Biology and Biochemistry	129
Ch. 11	Structure of the Nucleic Acids	149
Ch. 12	Synthesis of DNA	167
Ch. 13	Transcription: Synthesis of RNA	181
Ch. 14	Translation: Synthesis of Proteins	199
Ch. 15	Regulation of Gene Expression	215
Ch. 16	Use of Recombinant DNA Techniques in Medicine	239
Ch. 17	Oncogenes and the Molecular Biology of Cancer	259
Ch. 18	Bioenergetics of the Cell	275
Ch. 19	Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle	291
Ch. 20	Oxidative Phosphorylation and the Electron Transport Chain	311
Ch. 21	Oxygen Metabolism and Oxygen Toxicity	327
Ch. 22	Generation of ATP from Glucose: Glycolysis	341
Ch. 23	Generation of ATP from Fatty Acids and Ketone Bodies	357
Ch. 24	Basic Concepts in the Regulation of Fuel Metabolism by Insulin, Glucagon, and Other Hormones	373
Ch. 25	Digestion, Absorption, and Transport of Carbohydrates	393
Ch. 26	Formation and Degradation of Glycogen	407
Ch. 27	Glucose Metabolism in the Liver: Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis	423
Ch. 28	Pentose Phosphate Pathway	437
Ch. 29	Pathways for the Interconversion of Sugars	445
Ch. 30	Proteoglycans, Glycoproteins, and Glycolipids	457
Ch. 31	Maintenance of Blood Glucose Levels	471
Ch. 32	Digestion and Transport of Dietary Lipids	491
Ch. 33	Synthesis of Fatty Acids, Triacylglycerols, and the Major Membrane Lipids	501
Ch. 34	Cholesterol Metabolism and the Blood Lipoproteins	525
Ch. 35	Metabolism of the Eicosanoids	545
Ch. 36	Integration of Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism	557
Ch. 37	Protein Digestion and Amino Acid Absorption	573
Ch. 38	Fate of Amino Acid Nitrogen: Urea Cycle	581
Ch. 39	Synthesis and Degradation of Amino Acids	595
Ch. 40	Tetrahydrofolate, Vitamin B[subscript 12], and S-Adenosylmethionine	613
Ch. 41	Special Products Derived from Amino Acids	623
Ch. 42	Intertissue Relationships in the Metabolism of Amino Acids	647
Ch. 43	Structure, Synthesis, and Basic Actions of Hormones	671
Ch. 44	Actions of Hypothalamic and Pituitary Hormones	689
Ch. 45	Actions of Hormones That Regulate Fuel Metabolism	703
Ch. 46	Actions of Hormones That Affect Sodium and Calcium Levels	717
Ch. 47	Actions of Hormones That Affect Growth, Differentiation, and Reproduction	733
	Patient Index	747
	Subject Index	751