Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on Oct. 18, 2012.

Print version c2012.

Includes index.

Section I. The basic molecules of life -- Section II. Functional biochemistry -- Section III. Applied biochemistry -- Section IV. Appendices.

Amino acids and proteins -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids -- Nucleosides, nucleotides, DNA, and RNA -- Enzymes and amino acid/protein metabolism -- Carbohydrate metabolism -- Lipid metabolism -- Membranes -- DNA/RNA function and protein synthesis -- Metabolism and vitamins/minerals / Maria L. Valencik -- The digestive system / edited by Kshama Jaiswal -- Muscles and motility / Darren Campbell -- Connective tissue and bone / edited by Jacques Kerr -- Blood / Matthew Porteus -- The immune system / edited by Eric L. Greidinger -- The cardiovascular system / edited by Ralph V. Shohet -- The respiratory system / edited by Howard J. Huang -- The urinary system / edited by Armando J. Lorenzo -- The nervous system / edited by Kathryn Beck-Yoo -- The reproductive system / edited by Catrina Bubier -- Biochemical basis of diseases -- Biochemical methods -- Organic chemistry primer.

Also issued in print.