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Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents The Kaplan MCAT Review Team Getting Started Checklist Preface About Scientific American About the MCAT How This Book Was Created Using This Book Studying for the MCAT Chapter 1: Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins 1.1 Amino Acids Found in Proteins 1.2 Acid–Base Chemistry of Amino Acids 1.3 Peptide Bond Formation and Hydrolysis 1.4 Primary and Secondary Protein Structure 1.5 Tertiary and Quaternary Protein Structure 1.6 Denaturation Chapter 2: Enzymes 2.1 Enzymes as Biological Catalysts 2.2 Mechanisms of Enzyme Activity 2.3 Enzyme Kinetics 2.4 Effects of Local Conditions on Enzyme Activity 2.5 Regulation of Enzyme Activity Chapter 3: Nonenzymatic Protein Function and Protein Analysis 3.1 Cellular Functions 3.2 Biosignaling 3.3 Protein Isolation 3.4 Protein Analysis Chapter 4: Carbohydrate Structure and Function 4.1 Carbohydrate Classification 4.2 Cyclic Sugar Molecules 4.3 Monosaccharides 4.4 Complex Carbohydrates Chapter 5: Lipid Structure and Function 5.1 Structural Lipids 5.2 Signaling Lipids 5.3 Energy Storage Chapter 6: DNA and Biotechnology 6.1 DNA Structure 6.2 Eukaryotic Chromosome Organization 6.3 DNA Replication 6.4 DNA Repair 6.5 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology Chapter 7: RNA and The Genetic Code 7.1 The Genetic Code 7.2 Transcription 7.3 Translation 7.4 Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes 7.5 Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes Chapter 8: Biological Membranes 8.1 Fluid Mosaic Model 8.2 Membrane Components 8.3 Membrane Transport 8.4 Specialized Membranes Chapter 9: Carbohydrate Metabolism I: Glycolysis, Glycogen, Gluconeogenesis, and The Pentose Phosphate Pathway 9.1 Glucose Transport 9.2 Glycolysis 9.3 Other Monosaccharides 9.4 Pyruvate Dehydrogenase 9.5 Glycogenesis and Glycogenolysis 9.6 Gluconeogenesis 9.7 The Pentose Phosphate Pathway Chapter 10: Carbohydrate Metabolism II: Aerobic Respiration 10.1 Acetyl-CoA 10.2 Reactions of the Citric Acid Cycle 10.3 The Electron Transport Chain 10.4 Oxidative Phosphorylation Chapter 11: Lipid and Amino Acid Metabolism 11.1 Lipid Digestion and Absorption 11.2 Lipid Mobilization 11.3 Lipid Transport 11.4 Cholesterol Metabolism 11.5 Fatty Acids and Triacylglycerols 11.6 Ketone Bodies 11.7 Protein Catabolism Chapter 12: Bioenergetics and Regulation of Metabolism 12.1 Thermodynamics and Bioenergetics 12.2 The Role of ATP 12.3 Biological Oxidation and Reduction 12.4 Metabolic States 12.5 Hormonal Regulation of Metabolism 12.6 Tissue-Specific Metabolism 12.7 Integrative Metabolism Glossary Index Art Credits Copyright Title Page Dedication Contents Chapter 1: ‘I’m thinking’ – Oh, but are you? Chapter 2: Renegade perception Chapter 3: The Pushbacker sting Chapter 4: ‘Covid’: The calculated catastrophe Chapter 5: There is no ‘virus’ Chapter 6: Sequence of deceit Chapter 7: War on your mind Chapter 8: ‘Reframing’ insanity Chapter 9: We must have it? So what is it? Chapter 10: Human 2.0 Chapter 11: Who controls the Cult? Chapter 12: Escaping Wetiko Postscript Appendix: Cowan-Kaufman-Morell Statement on Virus Isolation Bibliography Index Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents The Kaplan MCAT Review Team Getting Started Checklist Preface About Scientific American About the MCAT How This Book Was Created Using This Book Studying for the MCAT Chapter 1: Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins 1.1 Amino Acids Found in Proteins 1.2 Acid–Base Chemistry of Amino Acids 1.3 Peptide Bond Formation and Hydrolysis 1.4 Primary and Secondary Protein Structure 1.5 Tertiary and Quaternary Protein Structure 1.6 Denaturation Chapter 2: Enzymes 2.1 Enzymes as Biological Catalysts 2.2 Mechanisms of Enzyme Activity 2.3 Enzyme Kinetics 2.4 Effects of Local Conditions on Enzyme Activity 2.5 Regulation of Enzyme Activity Chapter 3: Nonenzymatic Protein Function and Protein Analysis 3.1 Cellular Functions 3.2 Biosignaling 3.3 Protein Isolation 3.4 Protein Analysis Chapter 4: Carbohydrate Structure and Function 4.1 Carbohydrate Classification 4.2 Cyclic Sugar Molecules 4.3 Monosaccharides 4.4 Complex Carbohydrates Chapter 5: Lipid Structure and Function 5.1 Structural Lipids 5.2 Signaling Lipids 5.3 Energy Storage Chapter 6: DNA and Biotechnology 6.1 DNA Structure 6.2 Eukaryotic Chromosome Organization 6.3 DNA Replication 6.4 DNA Repair 6.5 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology Chapter 7: RNA and The Genetic Code 7.1 The Genetic Code 7.2 Transcription 7.3 Translation 7.4 Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes 7.5 Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes Chapter 8: Biological Membranes 8.1 Fluid Mosaic Model 8.2 Membrane Components 8.3 Membrane Transport 8.4 Specialized Membranes Chapter 9: Carbohydrate Metabolism I: Glycolysis, Glycogen, Gluconeogenesis, and The Pentose Phosphate Pathway 9.1 Glucose Transport 9.2 Glycolysis 9.3 Other Monosaccharides 9.4 Pyruvate Dehydrogenase 9.5 Glycogenesis and Glycogenolysis 9.6 Gluconeogenesis 9.7 The Pentose Phosphate Pathway Chapter 10: Carbohydrate Metabolism II: Aerobic Respiration 10.1 Acetyl-CoA 10.2 Reactions of the Citric Acid Cycle 10.3 The Electron Transport Chain 10.4 Oxidative Phosphorylation Chapter 11: Lipid and Amino Acid Metabolism 11.1 Lipid Digestion and Absorption 11.2 Lipid Mobilization 11.3 Lipid Transport 11.4 Cholesterol Metabolism 11.5 Fatty Acids and Triacylglycerols 11.6 Ketone Bodies 11.7 Protein Catabolism Chapter 12: Bioenergetics and Regulation of Metabolism 12.1 Thermodynamics and Bioenergetics 12.2 The Role of ATP 12.3 Biological Oxidation and Reduction 12.4 Metabolic States 12.5 Hormonal Regulation of Metabolism 12.6 Tissue-Specific Metabolism 12.7 Integrative Metabolism Glossary Index Art Credits Always study with the most up-to-date prep! 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