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Biochemistry : the chemical reactions of living cells.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Metzler, David E.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Academic Press, c1977.
Subjects:	BIOQUIMICA METABOLISMO ENZIMAS COENZIMAS BIOSINTESIS BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR CATALISIS VIAS BIOLOGICAS ATP ACIDOS NUCLEICOS Biochemistry Cytochemistry Cells Histocytochemistry
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Table of Contents:

1. The scene of action.
2. The molecules from which we are made.
3. Energetics of biochemical reactions
4. How molecules stick together.
5. Membranes and cell coats.
6. Enzymes: the protein catalysts of cells.
7. The kinds of reactions catalyzed by enzymes.
8. Coenzymes: nature's special reagents.
9. Organization of metabolism: catabolic pathways.
10. How Oxygen meets the electrons with generation of ATP and other stories.
11. Biosynthesis: how new molecules are put together.
12. Some specific pathways of metabolism of carbohydrates and lipids.
13. Light in biology.
14. The metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds.
15. Biochemical genetics and the synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins.
16. Growth, differentiation, and chemical communication between cells.