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CONTENTS
17 Glycolysis & the Oxidation of Pyruvate 163
Owen P. McGuinness, PhD
18 Metabolism of Glycogen 171
Owen P. McGuinness, PhD
19 Gluconeogenesis & the Control of Blood Glucose 180
Owen P. McGuinness, PhD
20 The Pentose Phosphate Pathway & Other Pathways of Hexose Metabolism 191
Owen P. McGuinness, PhD
28 Catabolism of Proteins & of Amino Acid Nitrogen 279
Víctor W. Rodwell, PhD
29 Catabolism of the Carbon Skeletons of Amino Acids 290
Víctor W. Rodwell, PhD
30 Conversion of Amino Acids to Specialized Products 306
Víctor W. Rodwell, PhD
31 Porphyrins & Bile Pigments 315
Víctor W. Rodwell, PhD
Section V Metabolism of Lipids 205
Section VII Structure, Function, & Replication of Informational Macromolecules 329
21 Lipids of Physiologic Significance 205
Kathleen M. Botham, PhD, DSc, & Peter A. Mayes, PhD, DSc
22 Oxidation of Fatty Acids: Ketogenesis 217
Kathleen M. Botham, PhD, DSc, & Peter A. Mayes, PhD, DSc
23 Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids & Eicosanoids 226
Kathleen M. Botham, PhD, DSc, & Peter A. Mayes, PhD, DSc
24 Metabolism of Acylglycerols & Sphingolipids 239
Kathleen M. Botham, PhD, DSc, & Peter A. Mayes, PhD, DSc
25 Lipid Transport & Storage 247
Kathleen M. Botham, PhD, DSc, & Peter A. Mayes, PhD, DSc
26 Cholesterol Synthesis, Transport, & Excretion 259
Kathleen M. Botham, PhD, DSc, & Peter A. Mayes, PhD, DSc
32 Nucleotides 329
Víctor W. Rodwell, PhD
33 Metabolism of Purine & Pyrimidine Nucleotides 337
Víctor W. Rodwell, PhD
34 Nucleic Acid Structure & Function 348
P. Anthony Weil, PhD
35 DNA Organization, Replication, & Repair 360
P. Anthony Weil, PhD
36 RNA Synthesis, Processing, & Modification 384
P. Anthony Weil, PhD
37 Protein Synthesis & the Genetic Code 404
P. Anthony Weil, PhD
Section VI Metabolism of Proteins & Amino Acids 273
27 Biosynthesis of the Nutritionally Nonessential Amino Acids 273
Víctor W. Rodwell, PhD
38 Regulation of Gene Expression 420
P. Anthony Weil, PhD
39 Molecular Genetics, Recombinant DNA, & Genomic Technology 444 P. Anthony Weil, PhD