Abbreviations Preface Section A-Cells and their structure A1 Prokaryote cell organization A2 Eukaryote cell organization A3 Microscopy A4 Subcellular fractionation Section B-Amino acids and proteins B1 Amino acid structure B2 Protein structure B3 Protein structure related to function B4 Protein purification B5 Chromatography of proteins B6 Electrophoresis of proteins B7 Protein sequencing Section C-Enzymes C1 Introduction to enzymes C2 Factors affecting enzyme activity C3 Enzyme dinetics and inhibition C4 Control of enzyme activity Section D-Antibodies D1 The immune system:overview D2 Antibody structure D3 Polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies D4 Antibody synthesis D5 Antibodies as tools Section E-Membranes:structure and function E1 Membrane structure E2 Membrane proteins E3 Tuansport of small molecules E4 Transport of macromolecules E5 Cell signaling Section F-DNA structure and replication F1 DNA structure F2 DNA organization in chromosomes F3 DNA replication in prodaryotes F4 DNA replication in eukaryotes Section G-RNA synthesis and processing G1 RNA structure G2 Gene transcription in prokaryotes G3 Gene transcription in eukaryotes:overview G4 Expression of eukaryotic protein-coding genes G5 Expression of eukaryotic rRNA and tRNA genes G6 Control of gene transcription in prokaryotes G7 Control of gene transcription in eukaryotes Section H-Protein synthesis and modification H1 The genetic code H2 Protein synthesis(translation) H3 Protein targeting H4 Protein glycosylation Section I-Recombinant DNA technology I1 Restriction enzymes I2 Nucleic acid hybridization I3 DNA cloning I4 Viruses I5 DNA sequencing I6 Polymerase chain reaction(PCR) Section J-Carbohydrate metabolism J1 Monosaccharides and disaccharides J2 Polysaccharides and oligosaccharides J3 Glycolysis J4 Gluconeogenesis J5 Pentose phosphate pathway J6 Glycogen degradation and synthesis J7 Control of glycogen metabolism Section K-Lipid metabolism K1 Strctures and roles of fatty acids K2 Fatty acid breakdown K3 Fatty acid synthesis K4 Metabolism of triacylglycerols K5 Cholesterol metabolism K6 Lipoproteins Section L-Respiration and energy L1 The citric acid cycle L2 Electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation L3 Photosynthesis Section M-Nitrogen metabolism M1 Nitrogen fixation and assimilation M2 Amino acid metabolism M3 The urea cycle M4 Hemes and chlorophylls Section N-Cell specialization N1 Muscle contraction N2 Microtubules,cllia and flagella N3 Nerve conduction N4 Collagen Further reading Index