A Mapping of the Contents of the Book to the CBME Curriculum
Preface to the Sixth Edition
Acknowledgements
How to Use This Book and Its Special Features
Preface to the First Edition
I Prelude — Molecular and Functional Organisation of Life
1. Learning Biochemistry
2. The Cell and Biological Membranes: Structure and Function
II Molecules of Life
3. Carbohydrates
4. Lipids
5. Amino Acids and Proteins
6. Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids
7. Enzymes
8. Clinical Enzymology
9. Fat-soluble Vitamins and Associated Diseases
10. Water-Soluble Vitamins and Associated Diseases
III Physiological Biochemistry
11. Biochemistry of Blood and Associated Diseases
12. Hemoglobin, the Chemistry of Respiration, and Associated Disorders
13. Heme Synthesis, Degradation, and Associated Diseases
14. Digestion, Absorption, and Associated Diseases
IV Metabolism
15. A Journey into Metabolism
16. Central Metabolism: Krebs Cycle and Biological Oxidation
17. Metabolism of Carbohydrates
18. Blood Glucose Homeostasis, Pancreatic Hormones, and Diabetes Mellitus
19. Metabolism of Lipids
20. Metabolism of Cholesterol, Lipoproteins, and Diseases Associated with Lipid Metabolism
21. Metabolism of Amino Acids—General Aspects
22. Metabolism of Individual Amino Acids and Diseases Associated with Them
23. Metabolism of Nucleotides and Associated Diseases
24. Integration of Metabolism
25. Metabolism of Xenobiotics: Detoxification and Biotransformation
V Nutrition
26. Minerals and Associated Diseases
27. Principles of Nutrition and Nutritional Disorders
VI Clinical Biochemistry
28. Water and Electrolytes and Associated Disorders
29. Acid–Base Balance and Associated Disorders
30. Organ Function Tests
31. Biochemistry of Cancer
VII Molecular Biology
32. DNA Metabolism
33. RNA Metabolism
34. Protein Biosynthesis
35. Regulation of Gene Expression
VIII Biotechnology and Immunology
36. Recombinant DNA Technology
37. Molecular Diagnostics
38. Biochemical Techniques and Quality Control in Clinical Laboratories
39. Immunochemistry
IX Biochemical Perspective of Endocrinology
40. Hormone Action
41. Hypothalamic and Pituitary Hormones and Associated Diseases
42. Thyroid Hormones and Associated Disorders
43. Hormones of the Adrenal Gland and Associated Diseases
44. Hormones of the Gonads and Associated Diseases
X Contemporary Topics
45. Extracellular Matrix and Connective Tissue Diseases
46. Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidants
47. Biochemical Genetics, Prenatal and Newborn Screening
48. Environmental Pollutants, Toxins, and Biomedical Waste Management
49. Human Genome Project, Bioinformatics, and Gene Therapy
50. Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory Practices
Appendices
A1 Attitude, Ethics, and Communication (AETCOM)
A2 Reference Values and Interpretation of Biochemical Parameters: A Ready Clinical Reference
Index