Pt. I: Introduction -- Life, cells, and thermodynamics -- Physical and chemical properties of water -- Pt. II: Biomolecules -- Overview of DNA structure, function, and engineering -- Amino acids: the building blocks of proteins -- Polypeptide sequences, analysis, and evolution -- Protein structure and folding -- Physiological activities of proteins -- Saccharide chemistry -- Lipids, bilayer, and membranes -- Passive and active transport -- Pt. III: Enzymes -- Mechanisms of enzyme action -- Properties of enzymes -- Hormones and signal transduction -- Pt. IV: Metabolism -- Bioenergetics -- Glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway -- Additional pathways in carbohydrate metabolism -- The citric acid cycle -- Mitochondrial ATP synthesis -- Photosynthesis -- Synthesis and degradation of lipids -- Synthesis and degradation of amino acids -- Regulation of Fuel Metabolism -- Pt. V: Gene expression and replication -- Nucleotide synthesis and degradation -- DNA structure and interactions with proteins -- DNA synthesis and repair -- RNA metabolism -- The genetic code and translation -- Gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes

1. Biochemistry