Biochemistry

DR. U. Satyanarayana

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Contents

SECTION ONE

Chemical Constituents of Life

1 ➤ Biomolecules and the cell

2 ➤ Carbohydrates

3 ➤ Lipids

4 ➤ Proteins and amino acids

5 ➤ Nucleic acids and nucleotides

6 ➤ Enzymes

7 ➤ Vitamins

SECTION TWO

Physiological Biochemistry

8 ➤ Digestion and absorption

9 ➤ Plasma proteins

10 ➤ Hemoglobin and porphyrins

11 ➤ Biological oxidation

SECTION THREE

Metabolisms

12 ➤ Introduction to metabolism

13 ➤ Metabolism of carbohydrates

14➤ Metabolism of lipids

15 ➤ Metabolism of amino acids

16 ➤ Integration of metabolism

17 ➤ Metabolism of nucleotides

18 ➤ Mineral metabolism

SECTION FOUR

Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

19 ➤ Hormones

20 ➤Organ function tests

21 ➤Water, electrolyte and acid-base balance

22 ➤ Tissue proteins and body fluids

23 ➤ Nutrition

SECTION FIVE

Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

24 ➤ DNA-replication, recombination and repair

25 ➤ Transcription and translation

26 ➤ Regulation of gene expression

27 ➤ Recombinant DNA and biotechnology

SECTION SIX

Current Topics

28 ➤ Human genome project

29 ➤ Gene therapy

30 ➤ Bioinformatics

31 ➤ Metabolism of xenobiotics (detoxification)

32 ➤ Prostaglandins and related compounds

33 ➤ Biological membranes and transport

34 ➤ Free radicals and antioxidants

35 ➤ Environmental biochemistry

36 ➤ Insulin, glucose homeostasis, and diabetes mellitus

37 ➤ Cancer

38 ➤ Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

SECTION SEVEN

Basics to Learn Biochemistry

39 ➤ Introduction to bioorganic chemistry

40 ➤ Overview of biophysical chemistry

41 ➤ Tools of biochemistry

42 ➤ Immunology

43 ➤ Genetics

APPENDICES

Answers to Self-assessment Exercises

Abbreviations used in this book

II Greek alphabets

III Origins of important biochemical words

IV Common confusables in biochemistry

V Practical biochemistry-principles

VI Clinical biochemistry laboratory

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