From the Book - 3rd edition.
pt. 1. Setting the stage: basic biochemistry concepts
Biochemistry: What you need to know and why
Seems so basic: Water chemistry and pH
Fun with carbon: Organic chemistry
pt. II. The meat of biochemistry: proteins
Amino acids: The building blocks of protein
Protein structure and function
Enzyme kinetics: Getting there faster
pt. III. Carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and more, oh my
What we crave: Carbohydrates
Nucleic acids and the code of life
Vitamins: Both simple and complex
Hormones: The body's messengers
pt. IV. Bioenergetics and pathways
ATP: The body's monetary system
Smelly biochemistry: Nitrogen in biological systems
pt. V. Genetics: why we are what we are
Transcribe this! RNA transcription
Translation: Protein synthesis
Ten great applications of biochemistry
Ten biochemistry careers.
