全书共分15章，分成4大部分，第一部分是生物大分子物质的结构与功能，包含4章，重点认识构成生物机体的主要有机物质的结构、性质和功能；第二部分为物质代谢及调控，包含6章，重点学习构成生物机体的物质和能量的代谢及其相互关系和调控；第三部分为遗传信息的传递与表达，包含2章，主要探讨遗传信息的表达和调控机理；第四部分是动物组织机能生物化学，包含3章，重点探讨重要组织的机能生物化学知识，满足相关专业选讲或学生自学。（This book comprises 15 chapters in four major parts. The first part, consisting of four chapters, is about the structure and functions of the biological macromolecule and focuses on the structure, properties and functions of the main organic substances that make up biological organism; the second part with six chapters is about the material metabolism and control and focuses on the metabolism of substances that make up biological organism and energy as well as their relations and regulation. The third part with two chapters is about the transmission and expression of genetic information and mainly explores the expression of genetic information and regulation mechanism; and the fourth part with three chapters is about functional biochemistry of animal tissues and focuses on the knowledge of functional biochemistry of important tissues. It serves as a selected textbook for relevant majors or the reading for self-study.）