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PART 1: MOLECULAR DESIGN OF LIFE - Prelude - Biochemical Evolution-New -Protein Structure And Function - Exploring Proteins - Rna and Dna: The Flowof Genetic Information - Exploring Genes - Exploring Evolution-New - Enzymes:Basic Concepts and Kinetics - Catalytic Strategies - Regulatory Strategies -Carbohydrates - Lipids and Cell Membranes - Membrane Channels and Pumps -PART 2: TRANSDUCING AND STORING ENERGY - Metabolism: Basic Concepts andDesign - Signal Transduction - Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis - PentosePhosphate Pathway and the Calvin Cycle - Citric Acid Cycle - OxidativePhosphorylation - Photosynthesis - Glycogen Metabolism - Fatty AcidMetabolism - Protein Turnover: Amino Acid Degradation and the Urea Cycle -PART 3: SYNTHESIZING THE MOLECULES OF LIFE - Biosynthesis of Amino Acids -Biosynthesis of Nucleotides - Biosynthesis of Lipids And Related Molecules -Dna Replication and Repair - Rna Synthesis and Splicing - Protein Synthesis -Integration of Metabolism - PART 4: RESPONDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES -Control of Gene Expression - Sensory Systems-New - Molecular Motors - TheImmune System - Appendixes - Glossary of Compounds - Glossary - Answers toProblems - Index