Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1. Introduction and general aspects, chemistry and physical chemistry Gerhard Michael and Dietmar Schomburg Chapter 2. The cell and its contents: Enzymes, nucleic acids, and polymeric carbohydrates and lipids Gerhard Michal and Dietmar Schomburg Chapter 3. General metabolism in animals, plants and bacteria 3.1 Carbohydrate Metabolism and Citrate Cycle 3.2 Amino Acids and Derivatives 3.3 Tetrapyrroles 3.4 Lipids amd Glycolipids 3.5 Steriods and Isopreniods 3.6 Nucleotides and Nucleosides 3.7 Cofactors and Vitamins 3.8 Nucleic Acid Metabolism in Bacteria 3.9 Nucleic Acid Metabolism in Eukarya 3.10 Special Bacterial Metabolism and Biosynthesis of Antimicrobials 3.11 Electron Transfer Reactions and Oxidative Phosphorylation 3.12 Photosynthesis 3.13 Plant Secondary Metabolism Chapter 4. Protein biosynthesis, modification and degradation 4.1 Protein Synthesis in Bacteria 4.2 Protein Biosynthesis in Eukarya 4.3 Cell Cycle in Eukarya 4.4 Posttranslational Modification of Proteins 4.5 Protein Folding, Transport / Targeting and Degradation Chapter 5. Viruses Klaus Klumpp Chapter 6. Transport systems 6.1 Transport Through Membranes 6.2 Transport of Lipids in Plasma 6.3 Oxygen Transport by Hemoglobin Chapter 7. Signal transduction and cellular communication Gerhard Niederfellner Chapter 8. Immune system 8.1 Components of the Immune System 8.2 Generation of a Specific Immune Response 8.3 Pathologic Immune responses 8.4 Adhesion of Leukocytes Chapter 9. Blood coagulation and fibrinolysis P. Mueller Chapter 10. Biochemical networks, bioinformatics and systems biology Dietmar Schomburg .

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