BIOCHEMISTRY COURSE OUTLINE (FIRST SEMESTER, 2022-2023)

BS Nursing

 FINAL Coverage
Topic 9. Bioenergetics: Metabolic Pathways of Biomolecules
A. Overview on Metabolism and Provision of Metabolic Fuels
B. Metabolic Pathways of Biomolecules
• Carbohydrate Breakdown
• Lipid Digestion and Metabolism
• Metabolism of Proteins Amino Acids

Topic 10. Carbohydrate Metabolism

 The Citric Acid Cycle: The Central Pathway of Carbohydrate, Lipid, Amino Acid Metabolism
 Glycolysis and the Oxidation of Pyruvate
 Glycogen Metabolism and Regulation
 Gluconeogenesis and the Control of Blood Glucose
 Pentose Phosphate Pathway and other Pathways of Hexose Metabolism
 Hormonal Control of Carbohydrate Metabolism
 The Respiratory Chain and Oxidative Phosphorylation
 Integration of Metabolism and the Provision of Tissue Fuels

Topic 11. Lipid Metabolism

 Digestion and Absorption of Lipids
 Triacylglycerol Storage and Mobilization
 Oxidation of Fatty Acid and ATP Production
 Ketogenesis and Lipogenesis
 Biosynthesis of Cholesterol
 Relationship between Lipid and Carbohydrate Metabolisms

Topic 12. Protein Metabolism

 Protein Digestion and Absorption
 Amino Acid Utilization, Transamination and Oxidative Deamination
 The Urea Cycle
 Amino Acid Carbon Skeletons, Amino Acid Biosynthesis and Hemoglobin Catabolism
 Interrelationships Among Metabolic Pathways
Special Topics
 Cancer, Cancer Genes and Growth Factors
 Genetic Basis of Disease
 Biochemical Basis of Some Neuropsychiatric Disorders
 Advocacy on Mental Health

References: Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry 30th Ed.

Biochemistry by Stoker
Biochemistry by Campbell

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