part 1 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY 1
1 The development of agricultural chemistry 3
Beginnings of agricultural science 3
Beginnings of physiological chemistry 10
Nature of biochemistry 12
2 Properties of matter 17
Gases 17
Liquids 21
Solids 31
Solutions 33
Colloidal systems 43
Coarse dispersions 46
3 Carbohydrates 49
Optical isomerism 49
General properties of carbohydrates 55
Classification of carbohydrates 58
Important carbohydrates 61
Related substances 70
4 Lipides 74
Fatty acids 74
Fats 81
Phospholipides 87
Glycolipides(cerebrosides) 91
Waxes 92
Sterols 92
5 Proteins 96
Amino acids 96
Peptides 104
Proteins 111
Nucleic acids and nucleoproteins 120
6 Enzymes 126
Nature and function 126
Factors affecting enzyme activity 137
Typical enzymes 147
7 Energy transfers and biological oxidations 158
Energy transfers 159
Metabolic oxidations 166
part 2 PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY 175
8 Plant structure and composition 177
The cell 177
Structural materials 181
Reserve materials 188
Metabolic machinery 193
Incidental and special substances 195
9 Plant metabolism 205
Photosynthesis 206
Carbohydrate metabolism 214
Metabolism of nitrogen compounds 223
Metabolism of lipides 229
10 Seed germination 233
Chemical composition of seeds 233
Effect of environment on seed germination 234
Physiological factors in seed germination 236
Metabolism of germinating seeds 238
11 Plant nutrition 242
Essential nutrients 242
Mineral elements 243
Role of the soil 249
Fertilizers 263
12 Growth regulation 276
Environmental factors influencing growth 276
Plant hormones and regulators 280
part 3 ANIMAL BIOCHEMISTRY 289
13 Body tissues 291
Blood and lymph 291
Supporting tissues 299
Muscle tissue 301
Nervous tissue 305
Reserve tissues 310
Glandular tissues 311
Milk 324
14 Vitamins 326
Thiamine 329
Riboflavin 333
Nicotinamide 337
Vitamin B6 340
Pantothenic acid 342
Biotin 343
Folic acid 344
Vitamin B12 345
Ascorbic acid 347
Other water-soluble factors 349
Vitamin A 351
Vitamin D 355
Vitamin E 358
Vitamin K 359
Vitamin assays 361
Vitamins and nutrition 365
15 Mineral metabolism 368
Nutrition 368
Other essential inorganic materials 399
Roles of essential elements 401
16 Feeds 406
General composition 407
Feeds of plant origin 409
Feeds of animal origin 415
Antibiotics and vitamins 420
Hormones 421
Elements 422
17 Digestion 423
Salivary digestion 424
Gastric digestion 425
Intestinal digestion 432
Detoxication 440
18 Carbohydrate metabolism 442
Glycolysis and glycogenesis 443
Metabolism of other carbohydrates 447
Metabolic interrelationships between carbohydrate，fat，and protein 451
19 Lipide metabolism 453
Fat catabolism 453
Biosynthesis of fatty acids 457
Cholesterol metabolism 460
20 Protein metabolism 463
Utilization of proteins 463
Excretion of nitrogen 481
Protein synthesis 485
21 Energy 495
Energy contents of foods 496
Energy from foods 501
Appendix 515
Index 533