The Kaplan MCAT Review Team |
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Getting Started Checklist |
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Preface |
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About the MCAT |
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How This Book Was Created |
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Using This Book |
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Studying for the MCAT |
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Chapter 1 Amino Acids, Peptides, And Proteins |
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1.1 Amino Acids Found in Proteins |
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1.2 Acid-Base Chemistry of Amino Acids |
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1.3 Peptide Bond Formation and Hydrolysis |
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21 | (2) |
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1.4 Primary and Secondary Protein Structure |
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23 | (3) |
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1.5 Tertiary and Quaternary Protein Structure |
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26 | (6) |
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32 | (11) |
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2.1 Enzymes as Biological Catalysts |
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50 | (4) |
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2.2 Mechanisms of Enzyme Activity |
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54 | (3) |
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57 | (8) |
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2.4 Effects of Local Conditions on Enzyme Activity |
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65 | (2) |
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2.5 Regulation of Enzyme Activity |
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67 | (16) |
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Chapter 3 Nonenzymatic Protein Function And Protein Analysis |
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83 | (38) |
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90 | (5) |
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95 | (5) |
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100 | (8) |
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108 | (13) |
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Chapter 4 Carbohydrate Structure And Function |
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4.1 Carbohydrate Classification |
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130 | (7) |
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4.2 Cyclic Sugar Molecules |
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137 | (3) |
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140 | (4) |
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4.4 Complex Carbohydrates |
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144 | (13) |
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Chapter 5 Lipid Structure And Function |
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157 | (32) |
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164 | (6) |
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170 | (5) |
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175 | (14) |
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Chapter 6 DNA And Biotechnology |
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189 | (54) |
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196 | (9) |
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6.2 Eukaryotic Chromosome Organization |
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205 | (5) |
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210 | (7) |
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217 | (5) |
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6.5 Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology |
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222 | (21) |
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Chapter 7 RNA And The Genetic Code |
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243 | (46) |
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250 | (7) |
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257 | (6) |
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263 | (7) |
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7.4 Control of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes |
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270 | (4) |
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7.5 Control of Gene Expression in Eukaryotes |
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274 | (15) |
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Chapter 8 Biological Membranes |
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289 | (36) |
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296 | (2) |
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298 | (10) |
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308 | (5) |
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8.4 Specialized Membranes |
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313 | (12) |
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Chapter 9 Carbohydrate Metabolism I: Glycolysis, Glycogen, Gluconeogenesis, And The Pentose Phosphate Pathway |
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325 | (44) |
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332 | (4) |
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336 | (6) |
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9.3 Other Monosaccharides |
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342 | (3) |
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9.4 Pyruvate Dehydrogenase |
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345 | (2) |
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9.5 Glycogenesis and Glycogenolysis |
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347 | (5) |
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352 | (4) |
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9.7 The Pentose Phosphate Pathway |
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356 | (13) |
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Chapter 10 Carbohydrate Metabolism II: Aerobic Respiration |
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369 | (38) |
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376 | (5) |
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10.2 Reactions of the Citric Acid Cycle |
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381 | (7) |
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10.3 The Electron Transport Chain |
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388 | (8) |
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10.4 Oxidative Phosphorylation |
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396 | (11) |
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Chapter 11 Lipid And Amino Acid Metabolism |
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11.1 Lipid Digestion and Absorption |
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414 | (2) |
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416 | (2) |
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418 | (4) |
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11.4 Cholesterol Metabolism |
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422 | (1) |
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11.5 Fatty Acids and Triacylglycerols |
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423 | (11) |
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434 | (2) |
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436 | (13) |
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Chapter 12 Bioenergetics And Regulation Of Metabolism |
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12.1 Thermodynamics and Bioenergetics |
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456 | (2) |
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458 | (3) |
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12.3 Biological Oxidation and Reduction |
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461 | (2) |
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463 | (3) |
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12.5 Hormonal Regulation of Metabolism |
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466 | (7) |
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12.6 Tissue-Specific Metabolism |
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473 | (5) |
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12.7 Integrative Metabolism |
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478 | (13) |
Glossary |
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491 | (12) |
Index |
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Art Credits |
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