生物化學（biochemistry）這一名詞的出現大約在19世紀末、20世紀初，但它的起源可追溯得*遠，其早期的歷史是生物學與化學的早期歷史的一部分。費裡爾所著的《生物化學（第六版）》編寫中緊密結合與醫藥學有關的知識，加深學生對某些枯燥生化原理的理解。在教學過程中，各學校可根據自己的具體課時對教材內容作適當調整。

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