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MOLECULAR DESIGN OF LIFE; Prelude; Protein Structure and Function;Exploring Proteins; DNA and RNA: Molecules of Heredity; Flow of GeneticInformation; Exploring Genes: Analyzing, Constructing, and Cloning DNA;PROTEIN CONFORMATION, DYNAMICS AND FUNCTION; Oxygen-transportingProteins: Myoglobin and Hemoglobin; Introduction to Enzymes; Mechanismsof Enzyme Action; Mechanisms of Enzymatic Activity; Connective-TissueProteins; Introduction to Biological Membranes; GENERATION AND STORAGEOF METABOLIC ENERGY; Metabolism: Basic Concepts and Design;Carbohydrates; Glycolysis; Citric Acid Cycle; OxidativePhosphorylation; Pentose Phosphate Pathway and Gluconeogenesis;Glycogen Metabolism; Fatty Acid Metabolism; Amino Acid Degradation andthe Urea Cycle; Photosynthesis; BIOSYNTHESIS OF MACROMOLECULARPRECURSORS; Biosynthesis of Membrane Lipids and Steroid Hormones;Biosynthesis of Amino Acids and Heme; Biosynthesis of Necleotides;Integration of Metabolism; GENETIC INFORMATION: storage, transmission,and expression; DNA Structure, Replication and Repair; GeneRearrangements: Recombination and Transposition; RNA Synthesis andSplicing; Protein Synthesis; Protein Targeting; Control of GeneExpression in Procaryotes; Eucaryotic Chromosomes and Gene Expression;Viruses and Oncogenes; MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY: interaction ofinformation, conformation, and metabolism in physiological processes;Molecular Immunology; Muscle Contraction and Cell Motility; MembraneTransport; Hormone Action; Excitable Membranes and Sensory Systems;Appendixes/Answers to Problems/Index.