The Experimental Basis of Modern BiologyCUP Archive |
Contents
Organisms and cells | 3 |
Microorganisms II | 11 |
STRUCTURE | 23 |
The chemical basis of living matter | 25 |
Methods of studying cell structure | 54 |
The cell in 1925 | 75 |
The nucleus | 78 |
The structure of specialised cells | 93 |
The oxidative metabolism of carbohydrate | 171 |
Glycolysis | 173 |
Oxidative decarboxylation | 180 |
Oxidative phosphorylation | 187 |
Photosynthesis | 200 |
Reflections upon the use of energy by organisms | 213 |
The genetics of higher organisms | 221 |
Nucleic acids as the material basis of inheritance | 234 |
The structure of certain microorganisms | 120 |
ENERGY | 131 |
Energy in general | 133 |
IO Free energy | 137 |
Energyrich bonds | 144 |
Oxidation | 147 |
Enzymes and cofactors | 152 |
Metabolic pathways | 161 |
The structure of nucleic acids | 241 |
The synthesis of protein | 259 |
The genetics of microorganisms | 279 |
The evolution of the concept of the gene | 301 |
Appendix | 314 |
Suggestions for further reading | 331 |
Common terms and phrases
3-phosphate absorption activity amino acids animals antibody antigen appearance bacteria bacteriophage bacterium biological cal./mole carbon atom carbon dioxide cell membrane cell wall cellulose centrifugation CH₂ chain chemical chloroplasts chromosomes co-enzyme compound containing COOH crossing-over cytochrome cytoplasm diameter diffraction electron Electronmicrograph endoplasmic reticulum enzyme fraction free energy free energy change genes genetic glucose glyceric acid glycolysis H H H H₂O heat hydrogen atoms hydrogen carrier infected isotopes known light microscope lipid metabolic pathways method mitochondria mitosis mole molecular muscle mutant nucleic acids nucleotides nucleus obtained OH OH organelles organisms oxidation oxidised oxygen phage phage particles phosphate group photosynthesis pigment plants possible present prophase protein protein molecule pyruvic acid radioactive reactants reaction recombination ribosomes separate sequence solution staining structure succinic acid surface synthesis temperature thermodynamics tion tissue vacuole virus viruses wavelength X-ray yeast zymogen zymogen granules
