Fundamentals of Biochemistry

Part-I: Prefatory:
1. Introduction
2. Water: The Solvent of Life
3. pH and Buffers
4. The Atom and Chemical Bonds
Part-II: Biomolecules:
5. Carbohydrates I - General Structure of
Monosaccharides
6. Carbohydrates II - Properties of
Monosaccharides
7. Carbohydrates III - Oligosaccharides
8. Carbohydrates IV - Polysaccharides
9. Proteins I - General Structure
10. Proteins II - Classification
11. Proteins III -General Properties
12. Lipids I - General Structure
13. Lipids II - Classification
14. Lipids III - Properties of Fats and Oils
15. Nucleic Acids
16. Enzymes I - Nomenclature and
Classification
17. Enzymes II - Characteristic and three
Dimensional Structure
18. Enzymes III - Mechanism of Enzyme
Action,
Part-III: Bioenergetics and Metabolism:
19. Metabolic Concepts
20. Bioenergetics
21. Glycolysis
22. Pyruvate Oxidation and Citric Acid Cycle
23. Electron Transport and Oxidative
Phosphorylation
24. Oxidation of Fatty Acids
25. Biosynthesis of Lipids
26. Oxidation of Amino Acids
27. Biosynthesis of Amino Acids
28. Biosynthesis of Nucleotides
29. Degradation of Nucleotides
30. Biosynthesis of Proteins
31. Protein Targeting and Degradation
32. Genetic Code
33. Mineral Metabolism
Part-IV: Hormone Biochemistry:
34. Animal Hormones
35. Plant Hormones
Part-V: Nutrition Biochemistry:
36. Principles of Nutrition
37. Elements of Nutrition
38. Fat-Soluble Vitamins,
39. Water-Soluble Vitamins
Part-VI: Analytical Biochemistry:
40. Biochemical Techniques
• Appendices
• Glossary
• Author/Scientist Index
• Subject Index