Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Part One Molecular principles of structural organization of cell: Major chemical components of the living organism -- Water and inorganic ions -- Proteins -- Carbohydrates -- Nucleic acids -- Lipids -- Heteromacromolecules -- Organization of subcellular structures of the cell -- Part Two Molecular fundamentals of vital activity and pathology: A. General characterization of metabolism and energy metabolism: Introduction to metabolism and energy metabolism -- Enzymes -- Transport of materials in the organism -- Biochemistry of nutrition and digestion -- B. Bioenergetics: Aerobic generation of energy in mitochondria -- Anaerobic production of energy from carbohydrates -- Interrelation and regulation of various routes in the generation of energy -- Production of energy in photosynthetic organisms -- C. Metabolism: Carbohydrate metabolism -- Lipid metabolism -- Amino acid and protein metabolism -- Hemoprotein metabolism -- Metabolism of purine and pyrimidine mononucleotides -- Interrelation of major metabolic routes in the organism -- D. Transfer of genetic information and its role in the biological activity of cells: Transfer of genetic information and protein biosynthesis in cells -- Regulation of protein biosynthesis -- Molecular pathology -- E. Regulatory and adaptive metabolism: Vitamins -- Neuroendrocrine control of metabolism. Biochemical adaptation -- Part Three Functional biochemistry of tissues and organs: Biochemistry of blood -- Functional biochemistry of the liver -- Functional biochemistry of the kidney -- Part Four Applied biochemistry: Introduction to clinical biochemistry -- Pharmaceutic chemistry.

Translation of: Biologicheskaia khimiia.