Previously published in 2000 as: Instant notes.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 419-424) and index.

Prokaryote cell structure -- Eukaryote cell structure -- Cytoskeleton and molecular motors -- Bioimaging -- Cellular fractionation -- Amino acids -- Acids and bases -- Protein structure -- Myoglobin and hemoglobin -- Collagen -- Protein purification -- Electrophoresis of proteins -- Protein sequencing and peptide synthesis --

Introduction to enzymes -- Thermodynamics -- Enzyme kinetics -- Enzyme inhibition -- Regulation of enzyme activity -- The immune system -- Antibodies: an overview -- Antibody synthesis -- Antibodies as tools -- Membrane lipids -- Membrane proteins and carbohydrate -- Transport of small molecules -- Transport of macromolecules -- Signal transduction -- Nerve function --

DNA structure -- Genes and chromosomes -- DNA replication in bacteria -- DNA replication in eukaryotes -- RNA structure -- Transcription in prokaryotes -- Operons -- Transcription in eukaryotes: an overview -- Transcription of protein-coding genes in eukaryotes -- Regulation of transcription by RNA Pol II-- Processing of eukaryotic pre-mRNA -- Ribosomal RNA -- Transfer RNA --

The genetic code -- Translation in prokaryotes -- Translation in eukaryotes -- Protein targeting -- Protein glycosylation -- The DNA revolution -- Restriction enzymes -- Nucleic acid hybridization -- DNA cloning -- DNA sequencing -- Polymerase chain reaction -- Monosaccharides and disaccharides -- Polysaccharides and oligosaccharides -- Glycolysis -- Gluconeogenesis -- Pentose phosphate pathway -- Glycogen metabolism -- Control of glycogen metabolism --

Structures and roles of fatty acids -- Fatty acid breakdown -- Fatty acid synthesis -- Triacylglycerols -- Cholesterol -- Lipoproteins -- Citric acid cycle -- Electron transportand oxidative phosphorylation -- Photosynthesis -- Nitrogen fixation and assimilation -- Amino acid metabolism -- The urea cycle -- Hemes and chlorophylls.