Metabolism

Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The Cell: The Fundamental Unit of Metabolism; 2. Proteins: The Workhorses of the Body; 3. Enzymes: The Catalytic Agents of Metabolism; 4. Oxygen Transport and Storage: Hemoglobin and Myoglobin; 5. Nutrition and Metabolism; 6. Bioenergetics: Basic Principles of Energy Metabolism; 7. Principles and Design of Metabolism; 8. Regulation of Metabolism; 9. Overview of Carbohydrate Metabolism: The Importance of Regulating Blood Glucose Levels; 10. Digestion adn Absorption of Carbohydrates; 11. Glycolysis: The Central Pathway of Glucose Degradation; 12. Gycogen Metabolism: Storage and Mobilization of Glucose; 13. Gluconeogenesis: The De Novo Synthesis of Glucose and Its Role in Preventing Hypoglycemia; 14. Pentose Phosphate Pathway: Generation of NADPH-and Pentoses; 15. Interconversion of Monosaccharides: Galactose, Fructose, Glucuronic Acid, and Amino Sugars; 16. Glyoproteins and Proteoglycans; 17. Connections Between Metabolic Pathways; 18. Introduction to Lipid Metabolism: Digestion and Absorption of Dietary Fat; 19. Lipid Transport: Lipoprotein Structure, Function, and Metabolism; 20. Fatty Acid Metabolism; 21. Cholesterol and Sterol Metabolism; 22. Complex Lipids: Phospholipids, Sphingolipids, and Eicosanoids; 23. Pathways of Lipid Metabolism: Summary, Regulation, adn Coordination; 24. Introduction to Amino Acid Metabolism: Digestion and Absorption of Dietary Protein; 25. Amino Acid Catabolism: Disposal of Nitrogen and Carbon Skeletons; 26. One-Carbon Metabolism and the Synthesis of Nonessential Amino Acids; 27. Specialized Products Derived from Amino Acids; 28. Nucleotide Metabolism; Index