Partial table of contents:

Molecules and Cells.

Nucleic Acids.

Proteins.

Membranes.

Nucleoprotein Complexes.

Hemoglobin Illustrates Protein Behavior.

Introduction to Enzymes.

Regulation of Enzyme Activity by Noncovalent Changes.

Regulation of Enzyme Activity by Covalent Changes.

Proteins of the Cytoskeleton and the Extracellular Matrix.

Glycolysis, Citric-Acid Cycle, and Electron Transport System.

Gluconeogenesis.

Fatty-Acid Metabolism: Catabolism.

Lipid Metabolism: Synthesis and Transport.

Metabolism of Other Aliphatic Amino Acids.

Metabolism of Aromatic Amino Acids and Protein Economy.

Purines, Pyrimidines, and Heme Metabolism.

Genome Organization.

DNA Replication.

DNA Repair and Recombination.

RNA Processing.

Protein Synthesis.

Protein Targeting and Turnover.

Molecular Biology of Animal Viruses.

Oncogenes and Human Cancer.

Appendix.

Glossary.

Index.