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Front-matter_2018_Human-Biochemistry
Human Biochemistry
Copyright_2018_Human-Biochemistry
Copyright
Dedication_2018_Human-Biochemistry
Dedication
Preface_2018_Human-Biochemistry
Preface
Introduction_2018_Human-Biochemistry
Introduction
Chapter-1---Organ-Systems-and-Tissues_2018_Human-Biochemistry
1 Organ Systems and Tissues
Treatment of the Injured Knee: Use of Stem Cells to Replace Damaged Cartilage
Development of Organs
Stem Cells
Gross Structures and Functions of Organ Systems
Skin
The Skeleton
Cellular Composition of Tissues
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Chapter-2---The-Cell_2018_Human-Biochemistry
2 The Cell
Cellular Trafficking in Alzheimer’s Disease
Cell Membrane
Nucleus and Cell Division
Cytoplasm and Cytoskeleton
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Golgi Apparatus
Mitochondria
Peroxisome
Lysosome
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Chapter-3---Introductory-Discussion-on-Water--pH--Buffers-and_2018_Human-Bio
3 Introductory Discussion on Water, pH, Buffers and General Features of Receptors, Channels and Pumps
Diabetes Insipidus
Thirst and Arginine Vasopressin (AVP)
Action of Arginine Vasopressin on the Distal Kidney Tubule
Water and Biological Roles
Water Channels: Aquaporins (AQPs)
The Role of Water in Protein Folding
Protein–Water Interactions in Enzymatic Reactions
Metabolic Water
Proton Transfer in Liquid Water
The Concentration of Hydrogen Ions (Protons) in Solution (pH)
Buffers
Receptors
Ion Channels
Enzymatic Pumping Mechanism
Summary
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Chapter-4---Proteins_2018_Human-Biochemistry
4 Proteins
Prion Disease, A Disease of Protein Conformational Change
Amino Acids
Amino-Acid-Related Diseases
Biochemistry of the Amino Acids
Amino Acids Have Two or More Potential Charges
Numbering of Carbons in Amino Acids
Charge State
Synthesis of Nonessential Amino Acids and Amino Acid Degradation
Proteins
Amino Acid Sequence
Secondary, Tertiary, and Quarternary Structures
Protein Folding
Protein Degradation
Protein Classification
Proteomics
Protein Microarray
Summary
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Chapter-5---Enzymes_2018_Human-Biochemistry
5 Enzymes
Diagnostic Enzymology
Enzymes with Multiple Subunits: Tissue-Specific Isozymes
General Aspects of Catalysis
Lineweaver–Burk Equation
Michaelis–Menten Equation
Inhibition of Enzymatic Activity
Competitive Inhibition
Noncompetitive Inhibition
Uncompetitive Inhibition
Two-substrate Systems
Allosterism–Non-Michaelis–Menten Kinetics
Classification
Coenzymes
Prosthetic Groups
Drugs That Operate as Enzyme Inhibitors
Drug Resistance
Chemotherapeutics Targeting Tyrosine Kinases
Rational Drug Design
Enzyme Replacement Therapy—Gaucher Disease
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Chapter-6---Insulin-and-Sugars_2018_Human-Biochemistry
6 Insulin and Sugars
Diabetes
Insulin
The Pancreatic β-Cell and Insulin Secretion
Detrimental Effects of Diabetes
Synthetic Sweeteners
Chemistry of Simple Sugars
Glucose Transport
Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Conversion of Ribose to Deoxyribose
Carbohydrate Constituents of Proteins—Glycoproteins
Transfer of Nucleotide Sugars into the Golgi cisternae
Sugars in Blood Group Proteins
Lactose Intolerance
Glycobiology
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Chapter-7---Glycogen-and-Glycogenolysis_2018_Human-Biochemistry
7 Glycogen and Glycogenolysis
Glycogen Storage Disease (GSD) Type I, von Gierke disease (and others: At Least 11 Types of GSD)
Glycogen—The Storage Carbohydrate
Glucose Metabolism in Muscle
Glycogenin and Formation of Glycogen
Glycogenolysis (Releasing Glucose from Glycogen)
Hormonal Control of Glycogen Metabolism and Blood Glucose Level
Glucagon
Epinephrine
Insulin
Glycogen Phosphorylase
Different Glucose Transporters (GLUTs) in Different Tissues
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Chapter-8---Glycolysis-and-Gluconeogenesis_2018_Human-Biochemistry
8 Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis
Hemolytic Anemia: Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G3PDH) Deficiency (A Rare Disease)
Hemolytic Anemia
Methemoglobin Reductase Pathway
Rapoport-Luebering Shunt
The Pentose Phosphate Pathway (PPP)
Glycolysis, the Emden–Meyerhof Pathway
Phosphofructokinase Enzymes Involved in the Conversion of Fructose-6-Phosphate to Fructose-1,6-Bisphosphate
Cell Proliferation and Tumor Growth—the Warburg Effect
Gluconeogenesis
Alanine Cycle
Glucose Can Be Formed From Glycerol
Small Molecule Regulation of Gluconeogenesis
Glucose Transporters
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Chapter-9---Lipids_2018_Human-Biochemistry
9 Lipids
Hypercholesterolemia
Autosomal Recessive Hypercholesterolemia (ARH) Protein
ApoB-100 Protein Mutations
Normal LDL Function at Tissue Cells
Biosynthesis of Cholesterol
Inhibition of Liver HMGCoA Reductase by Drugs (Statins)
The ARH Protein
Bile Acids
Fatty Acids and Fat
Glycerol and Its Substituents; Triglycerides
Fat (Triglyceride) Digestion and Uptake
Chylomicrons
β-Oxidation
Activation and Transport of Fatty Acids Into Mitochondria
Unsaturated Fatty Acids
Ketone Bodies
Lipid Metabolism, Lipid Droplets, and Hormonal Control
Fatty Acid Synthesis
Phospholipids and Membranes
Lipins
Synthesis and Degradation of Ceramide
Glycosphingolipids
Properties of Lipoproteins
Lipid Anchoring of Proteins to Membranes
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Chapter-10---Nucleic-Acids-and-Molecular-Genetics_2018_Human-Biochemistry
10 Nucleic Acids and Molecular Genetics
Huntington’s Disease, a Single Gene Mutation
Purines and Pyrimidines
Base Pairing
The Structure of DNA
Biosynthesis of Purines and Pyrimidines
Purine Interconversions
Catabolism of Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleotides
Salvage Pathway
Pyrimidine Catabolism
Deoxyribose-Containing Nucleotides
Formation of Deoxyribose From Ribose Only in Its Nucleotide Form
Disorders of Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism
Biosynthesis of Deoxyribonucleic Acid in the Nucleus
Mitochondrial DNA Synthesis
DNA Mutations and Damage
Restriction Enzymes
Probing Libraries for Specific Genes
Hybridization Techniques
Amplification of DNA Sequences: Polymerase Chain Reaction
Identification of a Specific Gene on a Chromosome
Determining DNA Sequence
Inhibitors of DNA Synthesis
RNA Interference
Coding DNA
Noncoding DNA
Introns
Transposons
Alu Elements
5′ Capping of RNA Containing Exons and Introns
Polyadenylation of Pre-mRNA
Overall Transcription–Translation Process
Intron Exclusion From Pre-mRNA
Coding Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)
Messenger RNA
Noncoding RNAs
Transfer RNA (tRNA)
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)
Small Nucleolar RNA (snoRNA)
MicroRNA (miRNA)
Piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA)
Small Interfering RNA or Short Interfering RNA or Silencing RNA (siRNA)
RNA Components of the Spliceosome
Self-Splicing RNAs
RNA Secondary Structures
Genomics
Next-Generation Sequencing
Proteomics
Gene Therapy
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Chapter-11---Protein-Biosynthesis_2018_Human-Biochemistry
11 Protein Biosynthesis
Defects in Mitochondrial Oxidative Phosphorylation and Disease; Deficiency in Mitochondrial Translation
Protein Synthesis in the Mitochondrion
Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy With Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-Like Episodes (MELAS)
Protein Synthesis Directed by the Nucleus
The Ribosome
WARNING!!! DUMMY ENTRY
Structure of Transfer RNA (tRNA)
Initiation: Amino Acid tRNA Synthase
Elongation and Peptidyltransferase Ribozyme
Termination
Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis
Proteins Synthesized in the Cytoplasm but Destined for the Mitochondria
Proteins Destined for the Nucleus
Proteins Destined for Other Sites Including the Plasma Membrane and Secretion from the Cell
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Chapter-12---Transcription_2018_Human-Biochemistry
12 Transcription
Congenital Heart Disease; Mutations of Transcription Factors
Normal Heart Development
Transcription Factors Control Heart Development
GATA4
Nkx2.5
Tbx5
Transcription Factors Involved in Cardiac Hypertrophy
Transcription Factors and the Transcription Complex
Enhancers
Coactivators and Corepressors
The Glucocorticoid Receptor as a Model Transcription Factor
The Inactive Glucocorticoid Receptor (GR) in the Cytoplasm and its Activation
Classes of Nuclear Receptors
Cell Membrane Receptors
Receptor Isoforms
Chromatin
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Chapter-13---Metabolism-of-Amino-Acids_2018_Human-Biochemistry
13 Metabolism of Amino Acids
Urea-Cycle-Related Disease: Hyperammonemia
The Urea Cycle
Amino Acid Metabolism: Amino and Amide Group Transfers
Transamination
Transamidation
Deamination
Oxidation of Amino Acids
Amino Acid Racemization
l-Amino Acid Decarboxylation
Metabolism of Amino Acids to Active Substances
Methionine
Phenylalanine and Tyrosine
Formation of Catecholamines DOPA (Dopamine, Norepinephrine, and Epinephrine)
Melanin
Blockages in the Metabolism of Phenylalanine and Tyrosine and Disease
Tryptophan
Arginine
Histidine
Glutamate
Serine
Catabolism of Amino Acids
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Chapter-14---Metabolism-of-Fat--Carbohydrate--and-Nucle_2018_Human-Biochemis
14 Metabolism of Fat, Carbohydrate, and Nucleic Acids
Gaucher Disease: Most Common Lipid Storage Disease
Lipid Metabolism
Fatty Acid Degradation
Fat as Storage Energy
Joint Regulation of Lipid and Carbohydrate Metabolism
Glucagon and Glucagon-Like Peptides
Metabolism of Cholesterol
Sunlight and Vitamin D
Metabolism of Steroid Hormones Formed From Cholesterol
Bile Acid Metabolism
Carbohydrate Metabolism
Glycolysis
Gluconeogenesis
Vigorous Exercise and Gluconeogenesis
The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle (TCA Cycle), Citric Acid Cycle, or Kreb’s Cycle
The Electron Transport Chain
Nucleic Acid Metabolism
RNA Degradation
DNA Degradation
DNA Damage and Repair
Overview of Metabolism
Metabolism in Stem Cells
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Chapter-15---Polypeptide-Hormones_2018_Human-Biochemistry
15 Polypeptide Hormones
Panhypopituitarism: Malfunction of the Hypothalamus–Pituitary-End Organ Axis
Hormonal Signaling Pathways
Signaling From Hypothalamus to Posterior Pituitary
Hormonal Signaling From the Hypothalamus to the Anterior Pituitary
Models of Hormone Action of Anterior Pituitary Hormones
ACTH
α-MSH (Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone); Melanotropin, Intermedin
Growth Hormone
Prolactin
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH), Thyrotropin
The Gonadotropins: Luteinizing Hormone (LH) and Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Overview of the Release and Functioning of the Vasopressin (AVP) and Oxytocin (OT) Hormones from the Posterior Pituitary
Orexins (Hypocretins): Hypothalamic Hormones Controlling Sleep and Feeding
Adiponectin From Adipose (Fat) Tissue
Hormones of the Gastrointestinal (GI) Tract
Gastrin
Food Intake and Hormones
Hormones Affecting Food Intake
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Chapter-16---Steroid-Hormones_2018_Human-Biochemistry
16 Steroid Hormones
Stress
Nociceptin
Responses to Stress
Production of High Levels of Cortisol (Cushing’s Disease) and Subnormal Levels of Cortisol (Addison’s Disease)
Adrenal Cortex
Structures of Steroid Hormone Receptors
Coactivators and Corepressors
Physiological Functions of Steroid Hormones from Specific Receptor Knockouts
Steroid Transporting Proteins in Plasma
Enzymatic Inactivation of Cortisol
Cortisol and Aldosterone
DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE (DHEA)
Structural Considerations of Steroid Hormones
Receptor Activation
Vitamin D Hormone
Thyroid Hormone
Environmental Xenobiotics That Agonize or Antagonize the Estrogen Receptor
Crosstalk Between Steroid Receptors and Peptide Hormones
Sex Hormones
Peroxisome Proliferators and Their Receptors
Glucocorticoid Induction of Programmed Cell Death (Apoptosis)
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Chapter-17---Growth-Factors-and-Cytokines_2018_Human-Biochemistry
17 Growth Factors and Cytokines
Prospects for Cytokine TRAIL (TNF-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand) and Ovarian Cancer
TRAIL and Its Mechanism
The Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Superfamily
Growth Factors
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
Epidermal Growth Factor
Transforming Growth Factor
Fibroblast Growth Factor
Neurotrophins and Nerve Growth Factor (NGF)
Colony Stimulating Factor
Erythropoietin
Interferon
Insulin-Like Growth Factors (IGF-I, IGF-II)
Interleukins
Overview
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Chapter-18---Membrane-Transport_2018_Human-Biochemistry
18 Membrane Transport
Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis) and Aberrant Ion Transport
Types of Membrane Transport
Absorption of Large Molecules Binding to Receptors on the Cell Surface
Exocytosis
Passive Diffusion (Osmosis)
Facilitated Diffusion
Active Transport Requiring Energy
Simple and Coupled Transporters
Ions and Gradients
Entry of Magnesium and Divalent Ions into Cells
Proton (H+) Transport
Monocarboxylate Transporter (MCT), a Cotransporter (Symporter)
Citrate Transporters in Mitochondria and Plasma Membrane
Intestinal Transport of Di- and Tripeptides
Amino Acid Transporters
The Glutamate Synapse and Excitatory Amino Acid Transporters
Fatty Acid Transport Proteins
Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels
Epithelial Sodium Conductance Channel
Mutidrug Resistance Channel (MDR), a Member of the ABC Transporter Superfamily
Blood–Brain-Barrier
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Chapter-19---Micronutrients--Metals-and-Iodine-_2018_Human-Biochemistry
19 Micronutrients (Metals and Iodine)
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Uptake of Iron During Digestion
Hepcidin, A Peptide Hormone, is the Principal Regulator of Iron Homeostasis
Hemojuvelin (HJV), An Anchored Membrane Protein Stimulates Hepcidin Transcription Through Bone Morphogenic (Morphogenetic) ...
Heme Synthesis
Hemoglobin Formation
Trace Elements
Trace Metals
Copper
Ceruloplasmin
Wilson’s Disease
Human Copper Transporter 1
Cellular Prion Protein
Copper–Zinc Superoxide Dismutase (SOD)
Magnesium (Mg2+)
Zinc (Zn2+)
Molybdenum (Mo2+)
Selenium (Se2−)
Selenodeiodinases
Selenophosphate Synthase (SePS)
Calcium (Ca2+)
Iodine (I)
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Chapter-20---Vitamins-and-Nutrition_2018_Human-Biochemistry
20 Vitamins and Nutrition
Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamins
Water-Soluble Vitamins
Thiamine (Vitamin B1, Aneurine)
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)
Niacin (Vitamin B3)
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5, Pantothenate)
Pyridoxine, Pyridoxal, and Pyridoxamine (Vitamin B6)
Biotin (Vitamin H)
Cobalamin (Vitamin B12)
Folic Acid (Vitamin B9, Pteroylglutamic Acid)
Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
Vitamin A (β-Carotene)
Vitamin D (1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3, Active Form)
Vitamin E (α-Tocopherol)
Vitamin K
Balanced Nutrition
Nutrient Intake
Summary
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Chapter-21---Blood-and-Lymphatic-System_2018_Human-Biochemistry
21 Blood and Lymphatic System
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Factor V Leiden
Blood-Clotting Mechanism
Blood
Transport of Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Degradation of the Red Blood Cell
Bilirubin
Blood Cells
Blood Proteins
Blood Type and Rh Factor
Origin of Nonself Blood Type Antibodies
Rh Antigen
Lymphatic System
Thymosin
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List-of-Abbreviations_2018_Human-Biochemistry
List of Abbreviations
Appendix-1---Abbreviations-of-the-Common-Amino-Acids_2018_Human-Biochemistry
Appendix 1 Abbreviations of the Common Amino Acids
Appendix-2---The-Genetic-Code_2018_Human-Biochemistry
Appendix 2 The Genetic Code
Appendix-3---Weights-and-Measures_2018_Human-Biochemistry
Appendix 3 Weights and Measures
Index_2018_Human-Biochemistry
Index