Metabolism and Energy Transformation in Body Cells - Renata Armenakovna Petrosova 2004



Preface

Metabolism and Energy Transformation as a Fundamental Property of Living Systems

The Concept of Metabolism and Energy Transformation

Metabolism and Energy Transformation as a Fundamental Property of Living Organisms

The Role of ATP in Metabolism

Metabolism and Energy Conversion as a Fundamental Property of Living Organisms

Types of Metabolism

Metabolism and Energy Transformation as a Fundamental Property of Living Organisms

Interconnection of Metabolic Pathways in Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Organisms

Metabolism and Energy Transformation as a Fundamental Property of Life

Questions and Tasks for Self-Assessment

Enzymatic nature of metabolic reactions

Properties of enzymes

Structure of enzymes

Mechanism of enzyme action

Enzymatic Nature of Metabolic Reactions

Self-Assessment Questions and Tasks

Primary Synthesis of Organic Substances. Photosynthesis

Primary Synthesis of Organic Compounds. Photosynthesis

History of the Study of Photosynthesis

Primary Synthesis of Organic Substances. Photosynthesis

Chloroplasts

Primary Synthesis of Organic Compounds. Photosynthesis

Phases of Photosynthesis

Light-dependent phase

Light-Independent Reactions

Primary Synthesis of Organic Substances. Photosynthesis

The Influence of Various Factors on the Rate of Photosynthesis

The Significance of Photosynthesis

Primary Synthesis of Organic Compounds. Photosynthesis

Review Questions and Self-Assessment Tasks

Chemosynthesis

Energy Metabolism

Stage One: Preparatory Phase

Stage Two: Anaerobic Oxidation

Stage 3: Biological Oxidation, or Respiration

Efficiency of Energy Metabolism

Review Questions and Self-Assessment Tasks

The Genetic Code Stopped

Genes and DNA

The genetic code halted

The genetic code

Questions and Tasks for Self-Assessment

Template Synthesis Reactions. Transcription

Template synthesis reactions. Transcription

Transcription

Template Synthesis Reactions. Transcription

Review Questions and Self-Assessment Tasks

Protein Biosynthesis

Structure of Transfer RNA and Amino Acid Coding

Review Questions and Self-Assessment Tasks

Template-Directed DNA Synthesis

DNA Replication

Regulation of Metabolic Processes in the Cell

Cellular Homeostasis

Conclusion