Campbell, Mary K. : Mount Holyoke College

Farrell, Shawn O. : Colorado State University

Part I: AN INTRODUCTION TO BIOCHEMISTRY.
1. Biochemistry and the Organization of Cells.
2. Water: The Solvent for Biochemical Reactions.

Part II: COMPONENTS OF CELLS: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION.
3. Amino Acids and Peptides.
4. The Three-Dimensional Structure of Proteins. Interchapter A: Protein Purification and Characterization Techniques.
5. The Behavior of Proteins: Enzymes.
6. The Behavior of Proteins: Enzymes, Mechanisms and Control.
7. Lipids and Proteins Are Associated in Biological Membranes.

Part III: THE WORKINGS OF THE GENETIC CODE.
8. Nucleic Acids: How Structure Conveys Information.
9. Replication of the Genetic Code: The Biosynthesis of DNA.
10. Transcription of the Genetic Code: The Biosynthesis of RNA.
11. Protein Synthesis: Translation of the Genetic Code. Interchapter B: Nucleic Acid Biotechnology Techniques.

Part IV: ENERGETICS AND METABOLISM: CARBOHYDRATES, LIPIDS, AND COMPOUNDS OF NITROGEN.
12. The Importance of Energy Changes and Electron in Metabolism.
13. Carbohydrates.
14. Glycolysis.
15. Storage Mechanisms and Control in Carbohydrate Metabolism.
16. The Citric Acid Cycle.
17. Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation.
18. Lipid Metabolism.
19. Photosynthesis.
20. The Metabolism of Nitrogen. Interchapter C: The Anabolism of Nitrogen-Containing Compounds.
21. Metabolism in Perspective.