Table of Contents

Introduction. Amino Acids and Proteins. Blood and Transport Proteins. Oxygen Transport. Catalytic Proteins - Enzymes. Hemostasis and Thrombosis. Membranes and Transport. Bioenergetics and Oxidative Metabolism. Function of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Digestion and Absorption of Fuels. Vitamins, Minerals and Nutrition. Anaerobic Metabolism of Glucose in the Red Cell. Carbohydrate Storage and Synthesis in Liver and Muscle. The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle. Oxidative Metabolism of Lipids in Liver and Muscle. Biosynthesis and Storage of Fatty Acids in Liver and Adipose Tissue. Biosynthesis of Cholesterol in Liver. Lipds and Lipoproteins. Biosynthesis and Degradation of Amino Acids. Muscle: Energy Metabolism and Contraction. Glucose Homeostasis and Fuel Metabolism. Nutrition. Water and Electrolyte Balance: Kidney Function. Lung and Kidney: The Control of Acid-Base Balance. Calcium and Bone Metabolism. Complex Carbohydrates: Glycoproteins. Complex Lipids. The Extracellular Matrix. Special Liver Function. Biosynthesis and Degradation of Nucleotides. Deoxyribonucleic Acid. Ribonucleic Acid. Protein Systhesis. Control of Gene Expression. Recombinant DNA Technology. The Immune Response. Biochemical Endocrinology. Membrane Receptors and Signal Transduction. Neurochemistry. Neurotransmitters. Cell Growth, Differentiation and Cancer. Ageing. Oxygen and Life. Appendix. Questions and Answers. Abbreviations.