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Оглавление “...Molecular components of cells -- Facts of life: chemistry is the logic of biological phenomena -- Water: the medium of life -- Thermodynamics of biological systems -- Amino acids and the peptide bond -- Proteins: their primary structure and biological functions -- Proteins: secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure -- Carbohydrates and the glycoconjugates of cell surfaces -- Lipids -- Membranes and membrane transport -- Nucleotides and nucleic acids -- Structure of nucleic acids -- Recombinant DNA: cloning and creation of chimeric genes -- Protein dynamics -- Enzymes: kinetics and specificity -- Mechanisms of enzyme action -- Enzyme regulation -- Molecular motors -- Metabolism and its regulation -- Metabolism: an overview -- Glycolysis -- Tricarboxylic acid cycle -- Electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation -- Photosynthesis -- Gluconeogenesis, glycogen metabolism, and the pentose phosphate pathway -- Fatty acid catabolism -- Lipid biosynthesis -- Nitrogen acquisition and amino acid metabolism -- Synthesis and degradation of nucleotides -- Metabolic integration and organ specialization -- Information transfer -- DNA metabolism: replication, recombination, and repair -- Transcription and the regulation of gene expression -- Protein synthesis -- Completing the protein life cycle: folding, processing, and degradation -- Reception and transmission of extracellular information....”

Оглавление “...Biochemistry: an evolving science -- Protein composition and structure -- Exploring proteins and proteomes -- DNA, RNA, and the flow of genetic information -- Exploring genes and genomes -- Exploring evolution and bioinformatics -- Hemoglobin: portrait of a protein in action -- Enzymes: basic concepts and kinetics -- Catalytic strategies -- Regulatory strategies -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids and cell membranes -- Membrane channels and pumps -- Signal-transduction pathways -- Metabolism: basic concepts and design -- Glycolysis and gluconeogenesis -- The citric acid cycle -- Oxidative phosphorylation -- The light reactions of photosynthesis -- The calvin cycle and the pentose phosphate pathway -- Glycogen metabolism -- Fatty acid metabolism -- Protein turnover and amino acid catabolism -- The biosynthesis of amino acids -- Nucleotide biosynthesis -- The biosynthesis of membrane lipids and steroids -- The integration of metabolism -- DNA replication, repair, and recombination -- RNA synthesis and processing -- Protein synthesis -- The control of gene expression in prokaryotes -- The control of gene expression in eukaryotes -- Sensory systems -- The immune system -- Molecular motors -- Drug development....”

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Оглавление “...Molecular biology, bioformatics and basic techniques / R. Rapley -- 6. Recombinant DNA and genetic analysis R. Rapley -- 7. ...”
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