Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The Cell: bacteria, plants, animals.- Introduction to Biomolecules: amino acids, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleotides.- Macromolecules: Proteins, RNA, DNA, membranes.- Enzymes and mechanisms.- Enzyme Kinetics .- Coenzymes and Vitamins.- Introduction to Metabolism.- Carbohydrate Metabolism A: Monosaccharides.- TCA and Glyoxylate Cycles.- Electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation.- Carbohydrate Metabolism B: Di-, Oligo-, and Polysaccharide Metabolism.- Lipid Metabolism: Fatty Acid Synthesis and Degradation.- Amino Acid Metabolism.- Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleotide Metabolism.- Photosynthesis and the Calvin Cycle.- DNA, RNA, and Protein Metabolism.