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The book presents a detailed and authoritative exposition of the basic principles and applications of biochemistry. It focuses primarily on clarity of the fundamental concepts and explains them according to the need of undergraduate medical students. The organization of content in this book is such that it provides the reader with a logical sequence of events that aids learning.

Table of Contents

Contents

1 Water, Buffers and Acid-Base Chemistry

2 Chemistry of carbohydrates

3 Chemistry of Lipids

4 Amino acids, Peptides and Proteins

5 Plasma Proteins and Immunoglobulins

6 Enzymes

7 Enzymes in clinical diagnosis

8 Characteristics of cells and Membrane transport

9 Supportive tissue Proteins: Collagen and Elastin

10 Overview of Metabolism and Cell Bioenergetics

11 Metabolism of Carbohydrates I: Mainline Metabolic Pathways

12 Metabolism of Carbohydrates II: Glycogen metabolism

13 Metabolism of Carbohydrates: Secondary pathways and Regulation of Blood Glucose Levels

14 Metabolism of Lipids I: 　Metabolism of Fatty acids and Compound Lipids

15 Metabolism of Lipids II: Lipoproteins, Cholesterol and Prostaglandins

16 Amino acid and Protein Metabolism I: Nitrogen metabolism and Urea Cycle

17 Amino acid and Protein Metabolism II:　Catabolism of Carbon Skeletons of Amino Acids and Inherited Disorders

18 Amino acid and Protein Metabolism III: Amino Acid Biosynthesis and Derivatives

19 Biological Oxidation and Electron Transport Chain

20 Integration of Metabolism

21 Haem Metabolism

22 Oxygen Transporters: Haemoglobin and Myoglobin

23 Gastrointestinal Pathobiochemistry

24 Energy Metabolism and Nutrition

25 Vitamins

26 Minerals

27 Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Nucleotide Metabolism

28 Molecular Biology I: DNA structure, Genetic Role and Replication

29 Molecular Biology I: Mutagenesis and DNA Repair

30 Molecular Biology II: Transcription and Translation

31 Molecular Biology III: Regulation of Prokaryotic gene expression and Molecular Genetics

32 Molecular Biology IV: Eukaryotic Chromosome and Gene Expression

33 Recombinant DNA technology and Genetic Engineering

34 Acid-Base Chemistry and Associated Disorders

35 Sodium, Potassium and Water Homeostasis

36 Calcium and Phosphate: Metabolism and Regulation

37 Organ Function Tests

38 Cancer

39 Techniques in Biochemistry

40 Biochemical Endocrinology

41 Action of Hormones

42 Free Radicals in Health and Disease

43 Xenobiotics

44 Immunology