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Lieberman. BRS Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Genetics. 6e. 2013.

0. Contents
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1. Fuel Metabolism and Nutrition, Basic Principles
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I.  Metabolic Fuels and Dietary Components
II.  The Fed or Absorptive State
III.  Fasting
IV.  Prolonged Fasting (Starvation)

2. Basic Aspects of Biochemistry: Organic Chemistry, Acid-base Chemistry, Amino Acids, Protein Structure and Function, and Enzyme Kinetics

I.  A Brief Review of Organic Chemistry 
II.  Acids, Bases, and Buffers 
III.  Amino Acids and Peptide Bonds 
IV.  Protein Structure 
V.  Enzymes

3. Gene Expression (Transcription), Synthesis of Proteins (Translation), and Regulation of Gene Expression
I.  Nucleic Acid Structure 
II.  Synthesis of DNA (Replication) 
III.  Synthesis of RNA (Transcription) 
IV.  Protein Synthesis (Translation of mRNA) 
V.  Regulation of Protein Synthesis 
VI.  Recombinant DNA and Medicine

4. Cell Biology, Signal Transduction, and the Molecular Biology of Cancer
i.  Compartmentation in Cells; Cell Biology and Biochemistry 
ii.  Cell Signaling by Chemical Messengers 
iii.  The Molecular Biology of Cancer 
iV.  Cancer and Apoptosis 
V.  Cancer Requires Multiple Mutations 
Vi.  Viruses and Human Cancer 

5. Generation of ATP from Metabolic Fuels and Oxygen Toxicity
i.  Bioenergetics 
ii.  Properties of Adenosine Triphosphate 
iii.  Electron Carriers and Vitamins 
iV.  TCA Cycle 
V.  Electron Transport Chain and Oxidative Phosphorylation 
Vi.  Oxygen Toxicity and Free-Radical Injury 

6. Carbohydrate Metabolism
i.  Carbohydrate Structure 
ii.  Proteoglycans, Glycoproteins, and Glycolipids 
iii.  Digestion of Carbohydrates 
iV.  Glycogen Structure and Metabolism 
V.  Glycolysis 
Vi.  Gluconeogenesis 
Vii.  Fructose and Galactose Metabolism 
Viii.  Pentose Phosphate Pathway 
ix.  Maintenance of Blood Glucose Levels

7. Lipid and Ethanol Metabolism
i.  Lipid Structure 
ii.  Membranes 
iii.  Digestion of Dietary Triacylglycerol 
iV.  Fatty Acid and Triacylglycerol Synthesis
V. Formation of Triacylglycerol Stores in Adipose Tissue 
Vi.  Cholesterol and Bile Salt Metabolism 
Vii.  Blood Lipoproteins 
Viii.  Fate of Adipose Triacylglycerols 
ix.  Fatty Acid Oxidation 
x.  Ketone Body Synthesis and Utilization 

xi. Phospholipid and Sphingomyelin Metabolism
xii. Metabolism of Eicosanoids
xiii. Metabolism of Ethanol

8. Nitrogen Metabolism -- Amino Acids, Purines, Pyrimidines, and Products Derived from Amino Acids
i.  Protein Digestion and Amino Acid Absorption 
ii.  Addition and Removal of Amino Acid Nitrogen 
iii.  Urea Cycle 
iV.  Synthesis and Degradation of Amino Acids 
V. Interrelationships of Various Tissues in Amino Acid Metabolism 
Vi.  Tetrahydrofolate, Vitamin B12, and S-Adenosylmethionine 
Vii.  Special Products Derived from Amino Acids 

9. Molecular Endocrinology and Overview of Tissue Metabolism
i.  Synthesis of Hormones 
ii.  General Mechanisms of Hormone Action (Only a Summary is Provided here as this has  Already Been Covered in Chapter 4.) 
iii.  Regulation of Hormone Levels 
iV.  Actions of Specific Hormones 
V.  Biochemical Functions of Tissues 

10. Human Genetics: An Introduction
i.  Mendelian Inheritance Patterns 
ii.  Genes 
iii.  Mutations 
iV.  Inheritance Patterns 
V.  A Summary of Inheritance Patterns is given in Table 10.1. 
Vi.  Cytogenetics 
Vii.  Population Genetics 
Viii.  Multifactorial Diseases (Complex Traits) 
ix.  Triplet Repeat Expansions 
x.  Imprinting 
xi.  The Genetics of Tumor Suppressors