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| Acknowledgments |
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PART I THE MOLECULAR DESIGN OF LIFE |
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Chapter 1 Biochemistry: An Evolving Science |
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Chapter 2 Protein Structure and Composition |
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Chapter 3 Exploring Proteins and Proteomes |
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Chapter 4 DNA, RNA, and the Flow of Genetic Information |
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Chapter 5 Exploring Genes and Genomes |
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Chapter 6 Exploring Evolution and Bioinformatics |
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Chapter 7 Hemoglobin: Portrait of a Protein in Action |
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Chapter 8 Enzymes: Basic Concepts and Kinetics |
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Chapter 9 Catalytic Strategies |
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Chapter 10 Regulatory Strategies |
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Chapter 12 Lipids and Cell Membranes |
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Chapter 13 Membrane Channels and Pumps |
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Chapter 14 Signal-Transduction Pathways: An Introduction to Information Metabolism |
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PART II TRANSDUCING AND STORING ENERGY |
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Chapter 15 Metabolism: Basic Concepts and Design |
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Chapter 16 Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis |
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Chapter 17 The Citric Acid Cycle |
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Chapter 18 Oxidative Phosphorylation |
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Chapter 19 The Light Reactions of Photosynthesis |
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Chapter 20 The Calvin Cycle and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway |
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Chapter 21 Glycogen Metabolism |
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Chapter 22 Fatty Acid Metabolism |
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Chapter 23 Protein Turnover and Amino Acid Catabolism |
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PART III SYNTHESIZING THE MOLECULES OF LIFE |
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Chapter 24 The Biosynthesis of Amino Acids |
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Chapter 25 Nucleotide Biosynthesis |
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Chapter 26 The Biosynthesis of Membrane Lipids and Steroids |
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Chapter 27 The Integration of Metabolism |
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Chapter 28 DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination |
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Chapter 29 RNA Synthesis and Processing |
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Chapter 30 Protein Synthesis |
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Chapter 31 The Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes |
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Chapter 32 The Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes |
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PART IV RESPONDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES |
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Chapter 33 Sensory Systems |
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Chapter 34 The Immune System |
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Chapter 35 Molecular Motors |
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Chapter 36 Drug Development |
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| Expanded Solutions To Text Problems |
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