Textbook of Biochemistry – 2nd Edn.

Table of Contents:

• Water, sodium and potassium homeostasis
• Hydrogen ion homeostasis
• Enzymes
• Clinical enzymology
• Carbohydrates
• Lipids and lipoproteins
• Disorders of lipid metabolism
• Protein and non-protein nitrogen
• Metabolism of the carbon skeletons of amino acids
• Purines and pyrimidines
• Haem, porphyrins and iron
• Calcium, phosphate and magnesium
• Vitamins and trace elements
• Hormone action
• Hormones of the hypothalamus and the pituitary
• Thyroid hormones
• Hormones of the adrenal glands
• Gonadal hormones
• Gastrointestinal and pancreatic hormones
• Kidney function
• Liver function
• Gastric function
• Pancreatic and intestinal function
• Plasma proteins, blood coagulation and cerebrospinal fluid
• DNA structure and organization
• DNA replication and repair
• Transcription and post-transcriptional processing
• Translation and regulation of gene expression
• Recombinant DNA technology
• The molecular basis of disease
• Malignant transformation
• Biochemical investigations in clinical practice