HARPER’S ILLUSTRATED BIOCHEMISTRY
30 th edition
1. Amino Acids,Peptides, Proteins
Ch. 3. Amino Acids & Peptides
Ch. 5. Proteins: Higher Orders of Structure - excluding from page 41 ( “Three-Dimensional Structure
Is Determined By X-Ray Crystallography....”) to the page 44 (to the “Protein Folding...”).
Ch. 5. Figure 5-8.
2. Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleotides. Nucleic Acids Structure and Function.
Ch. 32. Nucleotides
Ch. 34. Nucleic Acids Structure & Function
3. Biosynthesis of Protein.
Ch. 37. Protein Synthesis & Genetic Code
4. Enzymes – General Properties, Kinetics.
Ch. 7. Enzymes: Mechanism of Action
Ch. 8. Enzymes: Kinetics
5. Enzymes – Regulation of Activities
Ch. 9. Enzymes: Regulation of Activities
Ch. 38. Regulation of Gene Expression - from the beginning to the page 433 ( to the “The Genetic
Switch…”.)
6. Dietary Proteins, Protein Digestion.
Ch. 43. Nutrition, Digestion & Absorption - everything about proteins.
7. Plasma Proteins, Immunoglobulins
Ch. 52. Plasma Proteins & Immunoglobulins – everything, apart of iron metabolism.
8. Biosynthesis of Amino Acids. Conversion of Amino Acids to Specialized Products.
Ch. 27. Biosynthesis of the Nutritionally Nonessential Amino Acids
Ch. 30. Conversion of Amino Acids to Specialized products
9. Catabolism of Amino Acid Nitrogen. The Urea Cycle.
Ch. 28. Catabolism of Proteins & Amino Acid Nitrogen
10. The Citric Acid Cycle.
Ch. 11. Bioenergetics: The Role of ATP
Ch. 16. The Citric Acid Cycle: The Central Pathway of Carbohydrate, Lipid & Amino Acid
Metabolism
11. Biologic Oxidation. The Respiratory Chain.
Ch. 12. Biologic Oxidation
Ch. 13. The Respiratory Chain & Oxidative Phosphorylation
12. Acid-Base Balance – Pulmonary Regulation
The photocopy from the 25th edition
13. Acid-Base Balance – Renal Regulation
The photocopy from the 25th edition
14. Carbohydrates of Physiologic Significance. Metabolism of Glycogen
Ch. 15. Carbohydrates of Physiological Significance
Ch. 18. Metabolism of Glycogen
15. Glycolysis and Oxidation of Pyruvate. Gluconeogenesis
Ch. 17. Glycolysis & the Oxidation of Pyruvate
Ch. 19. Gluconeogenesis & the Control of Blood Glucose - to the page 190 (to the “The blood
glucose concentration...”.)
16. The Pentose Phosphate Pathway and Other Pathways of Hexose Metabolism
Ch. 20. The Pentose Phosphate Pathway & Other Pathways of Hexose Metabolism - without
the metabolism of aminosugars
17. Overview of Glucose Metabolism. Control of the Blood Glucose
Ch. 19. Gluconeogenesis & the Control of Blood Glucose - from p. 190 to the end.
Ch. 43. Nutrition, Digestion & Absorption - all information about sugars.
Repetition of sugars metabolism from Ch. 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 (without chemical formulas)
18. Lipids of Physiologic Significance. Lipid Digestion and Absorption
Ch. 21. Lipids of Physiologic Significance
Ch. 43. Nutrition, Digestion & Absorption - all informations about lipids
19. Lipid Transport and Storage. Lipoproteins
Ch. 25. Lipid Transport & Storage - to the p. 260 (to the “Clinical aspects..”)
20. Biosynthesis and Oxidation of Fatty Acids
Ch. 22. Oxidation of Fatty Acids: Ketogenesis - to the p. 226 (to the “Oxidation of
Unsaturated Fatty Acids...”)
Ch. 23. Biosynthesis of fatty Acids & Eicosanoids - to the p.238 ( to the “Monosaturated fatty
acids...”)
21. Overview of Fatty Acids Metabolism. Metabolism of Acyloglycerols and Sphingolipids.
Ketogenesis
Ch. 22. Oxidation of Fatty Acids: Ketogenesis - from p. 226 ( from “Ketogenesis Occurs...”)
to the end.
Ch. 24. Metabolism of Acylglycerols & Sphingolipids - to the p. 249 (to the “All
Sphingolipids...”) - without „ Biosynthesis of Glycerol Ether Phospholipids”, but with
Figure 24-6.
Ch. 25. Lipid Transport & Storage - from p. 260 (from “Clinical aspects...”) to the end
Repetition of Fatty Acids Metabolism - without chemical formulas).
22. Integration of Metabolism. Hormonal Regulation.
Hormones of Pancreas and Gastrointestinal Tract - The photocopy from the 25th edition
23. Thyroid Hormones and Adrenal Medulla Hormones
The photocopy from the 25th edition
24. Cholesterol and Bile Acids
Ch. 26. Cholesterol Synthesis, Transport, & Excretion - without chemical structures on Figure
26-3
25. Biochemistry of Steroid Hormones
Ch. 41. The Diversity of the Endocrine System – from the p. 502 ( from the “ Many
Hormones are made...”) to the p. 507 ( to the “ 1,25(OH)2 D3 ...” ); from the p. 516 to the end
(apart of “ Thyroid Hormones...”)
26. Porphyrins, Bile Pigments and Iron Metabolism
Ch. 31. Porphyrins & Bile Pigments
Ch. 52. Plasma Proteins & Immunoglobulins - from the p. 673 (from the “Iron is...”) to the p. 679 (to
the “Serum Inhibitors Prevent...”)
27. Role of the Liver in Metabolism
Ch. 47. Metabolism of Xenobiotics
Repetition – all about liver metabolism from previous subjects (without chemical formulas)
28. Vitamins
Ch. 44. Micronutrients: Vitamins & Minerals