Magic 20 Amino Acids
Lest We Forget: Rarer Amino Acids
Rudiments of Amino Acid Interactions
Combining Amino Acids: How It Works
Chapter 5: Protein Structure and Function
Proteins: Not Just for Dinner
Primary Structure: The Structure Level All Proteins Have
Secondary Structure: A Structure Level Most Proteins Have
Tertiary Structure: A Structure Level Many Proteins Have
Quaternary Structure: A Structure Level Some Proteins Have
Dissecting a Protein for Study
Chapter 6: Enzyme Kinetics: Getting There Faster
Enzyme Classification: The Best Catalyst for the Job
Enzymes as Catalysts: When Fast Is Not Fast Enough
All about Kinetics
Measuring Enzyme Behavior: The Michaelis-Menten Equation
Enzyme Inhibition: Slowing It Down
Enzyme Regulation
7 Part 3: Carbohydrates, Lipids, Nucleic Acids, and More, Oh My! Chapter 7: What We Crave: Carbohydrates Properties of Carbohydrates A Sweet Topic: Monosaccharides Sugars Joining Hands: Oligosaccharides The Aldose Family of Sugars Chapter 8: Lipids and Membranes Lovely Lipids: An Overview A Fatty Subject: Triglycerides No Simpletons Here: Complex Lipids Membranes: The Bipolar and the Bilayer Prostaglandins, Thromboxanes, and Leukotrienes: Mopping Up Chapter 9: Nucleic Acids and the Code of Life Nucleotides: The Guts of DNA and RNA Tracing the Process: From Nucleoside to Nucleotide to Nucleic Acid A Primer on Nucleic Acids Chapter 10: Vitamins: Both Simple and Complex More than One-a-Day: Basics of Vitamins To B or Not to B: B Complex Vitamins Vitamin A Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin E Vitamin K Chapter 11: Hormones: The Body’s Messengers Structures of Some Key Hormones Now and Later: Prohormones Fight or Flight: Hormone Function
8 Part 4: Bioenergetics and Pathways Chapter 12: Life and Energy ATP: The Energy Pony Express It’s Relative: Molecules Related to ATP Where It All Comes From Chapter 13: ATP: The Body’s Monetary System Metabolism I: Glycolysis Metabolism II: Citric Acid (Krebs) Cycle Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation Investing in the Future: Biosynthesis Chapter 14: Smelly Biochemistry: Nitrogen in Biological Systems Ring in the Nitrogen: Purine Pyrimidine Synthesis Back to the Beginning: Catabolism Process of Elimination: The Urea Cycle Amino Acids Once Again Metabolic Disorders
9 Part 5: Genetics: Why We Are What We Are Chapter 15: Photocopying DNA Let’s Do It Again: Replication Mendel Rolling Over: Recombinant DNA Patterns: Determining DNA Sequences Genetic Diseases and Other DNA Testing Applications Chapter 16: Transcribe This! RNA Transcription Types of RNA RNA Polymerase Requirements Making RNA: The Basics Not
