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PART I: THE MOLECULAR DESIGN OF LIFE Biochemistry: An Evolving ScienceProtein Composition and Structure Exploring Proteins and Proteomes DNA,RNA, and the Flow of Genetic Information Exploring Genes and GenomesExploring Evolution and Bioinformatics Hemoglobin: Portrait of a Protein inAction Enzymes: Basic Concepts and Kinetics Catalytic StrategiesRegulatory Strategies Carbohydrates Lipids and Cell Membranes MembraneChannels and Pumps Signal-Transduction Pathways PART II: TRANSDUCING ANDSTORING ENERGY Metabolism: Basic Concepts and Design Glycolysis andGluconeogenesis The Citric Acid Cycle Oxidative Phosphorylation The LightReactions of Photosynthesis The Calvin Cycle and the Pentose PhosphatePathway Glycogen Metabolism Fatty Acid Metabolism Protein Turnover andAmino Acid Catabolism PART III: SYNTHESIZING THE MOLECULES OF LIFE TheBiosynthesis of Amino Acids Nucleotide Biosynthesis The Biosynthesis ofMembrane Lipids and Steroids The Integration of Metabolism DNA Replication,Repair, and Recombination RNA Synthesis and Processing Protein SynthesisThe Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes The Control of Gene Expressionin Eukaryotes PART IV: RESPONDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES Sensory SystemsThe Immune System Molecular Motors