Bibliografía al final de cada capítulo e índice analítico al final de la obra.

1. The scene of action. -- 2. The molecules from which we are made. -- 3. Energetics of biochemical reactions -- 4. How molecules stick together. -- 5. Membranes and cell coats. -- 6. Enzymes: the protein catalysts of cells. -- 7. The kinds of reactions catalyzed by enzymes. -- 8. Coenzymes: nature's special reagents. -- 9. Organization of metabolism: catabolic pathways. -- 10. How Oxygen meets the electrons with generation of ATP and other stories. -- 11. Biosynthesis: how new molecules are put together. -- 12. Some specific pathways of metabolism of carbohydrates and lipids. -- 13. Light in biology. -- 14. The metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds. -- 15. Biochemical genetics and the synthesis of nucleic acids and proteins. -- 16. Growth, differentiation, and chemical communication between cells.