CONTENTS IN BRIEF PART I Molecular Components of Cells 1 The Facts of Life: Is the Logic of Biological Phenomena 1 Water:The Medium of Life 31 of Biological Systems 53 4 Amino Acids and the Peptide Bo d 79 5 Proteins:Their Primary Structure and Biological Functions 105 6 Proteins Secondary Tertiary and Quaternary Structure 147 7 Carbohydrates and the Glycoconjugates of Cell Surfaces 203 8 Lipids 245 9 Membranes and Membrane Transport 273 10 Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids 325 11 Structure of Nucleic Acids 353 12 Recombinant DNA,Cloning.Chimeric Genes.and Synthetic Biology 399 PART II Protein Dynamics 437 13 Enzymes-Kinetics and Specificity 437 14 Mechanisms of Enzyme Action 477 15 Enzyme Regulation 513 16 Molecular Motors 547 PART III Metabolism and Its Regulation 583 17 Metabolism:An Overview 583 18 Glycolysis 611 19 The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle 643 20 Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation 679 21 Photosynthesis 719 22 Gluconeogenesis,Glycogen Metabolism,and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway 755 23 Fatty Acid Catabolism 795 24 Lipid Biosynthesis 825 25 Nitrogen Acquisition and Amino Acid Metabolism 877 26 Synthesis and Degradation of Nucleotides 927 27 Metabolic Integration and Organ Specialization 957 PART IV Information Transfer 985 28 DNA Metabolism:Replication,Recombination,and Repair 985 29 Transcription and the Regulation of Gene Expression 1035 30 Protein Synthesis 1091 31 Completing the Protein Life Cycle:Folding.Processing.and Degradation 1131 32 The Reception and Transmission of Extracellular Information 1161 Abbreviated A-1 ndex 1-1 cee v Part I Molecular Components of Cells 1 1 The Facts of Life: Chemistry Is the Logic of Biological Phenomena 1 2 Water: The Medium of Life 31 3 Thermodynamics of Biological Systems 53 4 Amino Acids and the Peptide Bond 79 5 Proteins: Their Primary Structure and Biological Functions 105 6 Proteins: Secondary, Tertiary, and Quaternary Structure 147 7 Carbohydrates and the Glycoconjugates of Cell Surfaces 203 8 Lipids 245 9 Membranes and Membrane Transport 273 10 Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids 325 11 Structure of Nucleic Acids 353 12 Recombinant DNA, Cloning, Chimeric Genes, and Synthetic Biology 399 Part II Protein Dynamics 437 13 Enzymes—Kinetics and Specificity 437 14 Mechanisms of Enzyme Action 477 15 Enzyme Regulation 513 16 Molecular Motors 547 Part III Metabolism and Its Regulation 583 17 Metabolism: An Overview 583 18 Glycolysis 611 19 The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle 643 20 Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation 679 21 Photosynthesis 719 22 Gluconeogenesis, Glycogen Metabolism, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway 755 23 Fatty Acid Catabolism 795 24 Lipid Biosynthesis 825 25 Nitrogen Acquisition and Amino Acid Metabolism 877 26 Synthesis and Degradation of Nucleotides 927 27 Metabolic Integration and Organ Specialization 957 Part IV Information Transfer 985 28 DNA Metabolism: Replication, Recombination, and Repair 985 29 Transcription and the Regulation of Gene Expression 1035 30 Protein Synthesis 1091 31 Completing the Protein Life Cycle: Folding, Processing, and Degradation 1131 32 The Reception and Transmission of Extracellular Information 1161 Abbreviated Answers to Problems A-1 Index I-1 Contents in Brief Copyright 2017 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s). Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it