BOOK COVER -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Biochemical Reactions -- HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF BIOCHEMISTRY -- THE CHEMISTRY AND REACTIONS OF CELLS -- CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF LIVING MATTER -- NUTRITIONAL COMPONENTS -- THE BREAKDOWN OF CHEMICALS -- METABOLISM AND HEAT -- BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS -- SYNTHESIS -- THE CONSERVATION OF MATTER -- ENERGY CONSIDERATIONS -- KINETIC CONSIDERATIONS -- CHAPTER 2 Classifying and Studying Chemical Reactions -- CLASSIFYING CHEMICAL REACTIONS -- CLASSIFICATION BY TYPE OF PRODUCT -- CLASSIFICATION BY REACTION OUTCOME -- CLASSIFICATION BY REACTION MECHANISM -- THE STUDY OF BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS -- CENTRIFUGATION AND ELECTROPHORESIS -- CHROMATOGRAPHY AND ISOTOPES -- CHAPTER 3 The Chemical Reactions of Cells -- THE UNITY OF LIFE -- BIOLOGICAL ENERGY EXCHANGES -- THE CARRIER OF CHEMICAL ENERGY -- CATABOLISM -- ANABOLISM -- INTEGRATION OF CATABOLISM AND ANABOLISM -- THE STUDY OF METABOLIC PATHWAYS -- CHAPTER 4 The Fragmentation of Complex Molecules -- THE CATABOLISM OF GLUCOSE -- GLYCOLYSIS -- THE CATABOLISM OF SUGARS OTHER THAN GLUCOSE -- THE CATABOLISM OF LIPIDS (FATS) -- FATE OF GLYCEROL -- FATE OF FATTY ACIDS -- THE CATABOLISM OF PROTEINS -- REMOVAL OF NITROGEN -- DISPOSAL OF NITROGEN -- OXIDATION OF THE CARBON SKELETON -- CHAPTER 5 The Combustion of Food Materials -- THE OXIDATION OF MOLECULAR FRAGMENTS -- THE OXIDATION OF PYRUVATE -- THE TCA CYCLE -- BIOLOGICAL ENERGY TRANSDUCTION -- ATP AS THE CURRENCY OF ENERGY EXCHANGE -- ENERGY CONSERVATION -- CHAPTER 6 The Biosynthesis of Cell Components and Regulation of Metabolism -- THE STAGES OF BIOSYNTHESIS AND UTILIZATION OF ATP -- THE SUPPLY OF BIOSYNTHETIC PRECURSORS -- ANAPLEROTIC ROUTES -- GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS ON TCA CYCLE INTERMEDIATES -- THE SYNTHESIS OF BUILDING BLOCKS -- SUGARS -- LIPID COMPONENTS -- AMINO ACIDS.

NUCLEOTIDES -- THE SYNTHESIS OF MACROMOLECULES -- CARBOHYDRATES AND LIPIDS -- NUCLEIC ACIDS AND PROTEINS -- REGULATION OF METABOLISM -- FINE CONTROL -- COARSE CONTROL -- CHAPTER 7 The Transformation of Light Into Chemical Energy -- EARLY OBSERVATIONS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS -- OVERALL REACTION OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS -- BASIC PRODUCTS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS -- EVOLUTION OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS -- FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE RATE OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS -- LIGHT INTENSITY AND TEMPERATURE -- CARBON DIOXIDE -- WATER -- MINERALS -- INTERNAL FACTORS -- ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS -- CHLOROPLASTS, THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC UNITS OF GREEN PLANTS -- STRUCTURAL FEATURES -- CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF LAMELLAE -- CHAPTER 8 The Process of Photosynthesis -- THE LIGHT REACTIONS -- LIGHT ABSORPTION AND ENERGY TRANSFER -- THE PATHWAY OF ELECTRONS -- EVIDENCE OF TWO LIGHT REACTIONS -- PHOTOSYSTEMS I AND II -- QUANTUM REQUIREMENTS -- THE CONVERSION OF LIGHT ENERGY TO ATP -- CARBON FIXATION AND REDUCTION -- ELUCIDATION OF THE CARBON PATHWAY -- THE REDUCTIVE PENTOSE PHOSPHATE CYCLE -- REGULATION OF THE CYCLE -- PRODUCTS OF CARBON REDUCTION -- PHOTORESPIRATION -- CARBON FIXATION VIA C4 ACIDS -- THE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS -- CHAPTER 9 Bioluminescence and Light Reactions -- BIOLUMINESCENCE -- THE ROLE OF BIOLUMINESCENCE IN BEHAVIOUR -- THE ROLE OF BIOLUMINESCENCE IN METABOLISM -- THE RANGE AND VARIETY OF BIOLUMINESCENT ORGANISMS -- BIOCHEMICAL EVENTS OF LIGHT EMISSION -- THE SIGNIFICANCE OF BIOLUMINESCENCE IN RESEARCH -- BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF VISIBLE AND ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT -- INTRINSIC ACTION -- PHOTODYNAMIC ACTION -- EFFECTS ON DEVELOPMENT AND BIOLOGIC RHYTHMS -- CONCLUSION -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- BACK COVER.