生物化学（biochemistry）这一名词的出现大约在19世纪末、20世纪初，但它的起源可追溯得更远，其早期的历史是生物学与化学的早期历史的一部分。费里尔所著的《生物化学（第六版）》编写中紧密结合与医药学有关的知识，加深学生对某些枯燥生化原理的理解。在教学过程中，各学校可根据自己的具体课时对教材内容作适当调整。

UNIT I: Protein Structure and Function

Chapter 1: Amino Acids

Chapter 2: Structure of Proteins

Chapter 3: Globular Proteins

Chapter 4: Fibrous Proteins

Chapter 5: Enzymes

UNIT Ⅱ: Bioenergetics and Carbohydrate Metabolism

Chapter 6: Bioenergetics and Oxidative Phosphorylation

Chapter 7: Introduction to Carbohydrates

Chapter 8: Introduction to Metabolism and Glycolysis

Chapter 9: Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle and Pyruvate DehydrogenaseComplex

Chapter 10: Gluconeogenesis

Chapter 11: Glycogen Metabolism

Chapter 12: Metabolism of Monosaccharides and Disaccharides

Chapter 13: Pentose Phosphate Pathway and Nicotinamide AdenineDinucleotide Phosphate

Chapter 14: Glycosaminoglycans， Proteoglycans， andGlycoproteins

UNIT III: Lipid Metabolism

Chapter 15: Dietary Lipids Metabolism

Chapter 16: Fatty Acid， Ketone Body， and TriacylglycerolMetabolism

Chapter 17: Phospholipid， Glycosphingolipid， and EicosanoidMetabolism

Chapter 18: Cholesterol， Lipoprotein， and SteroidMetabolism

UNIT IV: Nitrogen Metabolism

Chapter 19: Amino Acids: Disposal of Nitrogen

Chapter 20: Amino Acid Degradation and Synthesis

Chapter 21: Conversion of Amino Acids to SpecializedProducts

Chapter 22: Nucleotide Metabolism

UNIT V: Integration of Metabolism

Chapter 23: Metabolic Effects of Insulin and Glucagon

Chapter 24: The Feed-Fast Cycle

Chapter 25: Diabetes Mellitus

Chapter 26: Obesity

Chapter 27: Nutrition

Chapter 28: Vitamins

UNIT VI: Storage and Expression of Genetic Information

Chapter 29: DNA Structure， Replication， and Repair

Chapter 30: RNA Structure， Synthesis， and Processing

Chapter 31: Protein Synthesis

Chapter 32: Regulation of Gene Expression

Chapter 33: Biotechnology and Human Disease

Appendix: Clinical Cases

Index