MCAT Biochemistry Review
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
Chapter 2: Enzymes
2.1 Enzymes as Biological Catalysts
2.2 Mechanisms of Enzyme Activity
2.4 Effects of Local Conditions on Enzyme Activity
2.5 Regulation of Enzyme Activity
Chapter 3: Nonenzymatic Protein Function and Protein Analysis
Chapter 4: Carbohydrate Structure and Function
4.1 Carbohydrate Classification
Chapter 5: Lipid Structure and Function
Chapter 6: DNA and Biotechnology
6.2 Eukaryotic Chromosome Organization
6.5 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology
Chapter 7: RNA and the Genetic Code
7.4 Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes
7.5 Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes
Chapter 8: Biological Membranes
Chapter 9: Carbohydrate Metabolism I: Glycolysis, Glycogen, Gluconeogenesis, and the Pentose Phosphate Pathway
9.5 Glycogenesis and Glycogenolysis
9.7 The Pentose Phosphate Pathway
Chapter 10: Carbohydrate Metabolism II: Aerobic Respiration
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
11.5 Fatty Acids and Triacylglycerols
Chapter 12: Bioenergetics and Regulation of Metabolism
12.1 Thermodynamics and Bioenergetics
12.3 Biological Oxidation and Reduction
12.5 Hormonal Regulation of Metabolism
12.6 Tissue-Specific Metabolism
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