Introduction Chapter 1 Structure and Function of Proteins 1.1 Molecular composition of proteins 1.2 Molecular structure of proteins 1.3 Structure-function relationship of proteins 1.4 Working with proteins Chapter 2 Structure and Function of Nucleic Acids 2.1 Components and primary structure of nucleic acids 2.2 Spatial structure and function of DNA 2.3 Structure and function of RNA 2.4 Physical and chemical properties of nucleic acids Chapter 3 Structure and Function of Glycoconjugates 3.1 Glycans and their synthetic process in glycoproteins 3.2 Glycosaminoglycans in proteoglycan molecules 3.3 Glycolipids are involving glycosphingolipids, glyceroglycolipids, and steroid-derived glycolipids 3.4 Glycan structure indicates rich biological information Chapter 4 Enzyme 4.1 The structure and function of enzymes 4.2 Mechanism of enzyme action 4.3 Enzyme kinetics 4.4 The regulation of enzymes 4.5 Enzyme nomenclature 4.6 Connecting enzyme and medicine Chapter 5 Vitamins 5.1 Lipid-soluble vitamins 5.2 Water-soluble vitamins Chapter 6 Carbohydrate Metabolism 6.1 Digestion,absorption,and transport of glucose 6.2 Anaerobic oxidation of glucose 6.3 Aerobic oxidation of glucose 6.4 Pentose phosphate pathway 6.5 Glyeogenesis and glycogenolysis 6.6 Gluconeogenesis 6.7 Other metabolic pathways of glucose 6.8 Regulation of blood glucose Chapter 7 Biological Oxidation 7.1 Electron transport chain 7.2 Oxidative phosphorylation 7.3 Regulation of oxidative phosphorylation 7.4 Other biological oxidations without ATP production Chapter 8 Lipid Metabolism 8.1 Overview of lipids 8.2 The digestion and absorption of dietary lipids 8.3 Metabolism of triglycerides 8.4 Metabolism of glycerophospholipids 8.5 Metabolism of cholesterol 8.6 Plasma lipoprotein metabolism Chapter 9 Amino Acid Metabolism 9.1 The physiological function and nutritive value of proteins 9.2 Sources of amino acids in vivo 9.3 General metabolism of amino acids 9.4 Metabolism of ammonia 9.5 Metabolisms of individual amino acids Chapter 10 Nucleotide Metabolism 10.1 Overview of nucleotides metabolism 10.2 Biosynthesis and degradation of purine nucleotides 10.3 Biosynthesis and degradation of pyrimidine nucleotides 10.4 Abnormal nucleotide metabolism and nucleotide antimetabolites Chapter 11 Blood Biochemistry 11.1 Plasma proteins 11.2 Synthesis of hemoglobin 11.3 Metabolism of blood cell Chapter 12 Liver Biochemistry 12.1 The roles of liver in metabolism 12.2 Hepatic biotransformation 12.3 Metabolism of bile acids 12.4 Metabolism of the bile pigment Chapter 13 Integration and Regulation of Metabolism 13.1 The relation and integration of metabolism 13.2 The major ways of regulation of metabolism 13.3 Characteristic of metabolism in different organs 13.4 The abnormal metabolism in diseases Chapter 14 DNA Synthesis 14.1 Fundamental rules of DNA replication 14.2 Various enzymes and proteins are involved in DNA replication 14.3 Prokaryotic DNA replication 14.4 Eukaryotic DNA replication 14.5 Reverse transcription and other models of DNA replication Chapter 15 DNA Damage and Repair 15.1 DNA damage 15.2 DNA repair 15.3 Significance of DNA damage and repair Chapter 16 RNA Synthesis 16.1 Template,enzymology and mechanism of RNA transcription 16.2 Transcription in prokaryotes 16.3 Transcription in eukaryotes 16.4 RNA processing in eukaryotes Chapter 17 Protein Biosynthesis 17.1 Molecules involved in protein synthesis 17.2 The process of protein synthesis 17.3 Posttranslational processing of protein and targeting 17.4 Protein synthesis and clinical correlates Chapter 18 Regulation of Gene Expression 18. 1 Basic concepts and principle of gene expression and regulationlecules involved in protein synthesis 17.2 The process of protein synthesis 17.3 Posttranslational processing of protein and targeting 17.4 Protein synthesis and clinical correlates Chapter 18 Regulation of Gene Expression 18. 1 Basic concepts and principle of gene expression and regulation