Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice CONTENIDO: Introduction and General Aspects -- The Cell and its Components -- Carbohydrates and Citrate Cycle -- Amino Acids and Derivatives -- Tetrapyrroles -- Lipids -- Steriods -- Nucleotides and Nucleosides -- Cofactors and Vitamins -- Nucleic Acid Metabolism and Protein Synthesis in Bacteria -- Nucleic Acid Metabolism, Protein Synthesis and Cell Cycle in Eukarya -- Viruses -- Glycosylated Proteins and Lipids -- Protein Folding, Transport and Degradation -- Special Bacterial Metabolism, Antibiotics -- Oxidative Phosphorylation and Photosynthesis -- Cellular Communication -- Eukaryotic transport -- Antimicrobial Defense Systems -- Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis -- Further Information.