BIOCHEMISTRY OF METABOLIC PROCESSES AND REGULATION (Code: ZLG0600304)

 

Unit 1: Overview of Metabolism

BIOCHEMISTRY OF METABOLIC PROCESSES AND REGULATION 

Catabolism vs Anabolism 

ATP as Energy Currency of Cell

Coupled Reactions

 Use of Reducing Equivalents and Cofactors

Unit 2: Carbohydrate Metabolism and Oxidative Phosphorylation

Glycolysis

Citric Acid Cycle (CAC)

Pentose Phosphate Pathway (PPP)

Gluconeogenesis,

Glycogenolysis and Glycogenesis

Redox Systems (Oxidation–Reduction Systems)

Mitochondrial respiratory chain

Inhibitors and un-couplers of Electron Transport System

Unit 3: Lipid and Protein Metabolism

β-oxidation and omega-oxidation of saturated fatty acids with even and odd

number of carbon atoms

Ketogenesis

Catabolism of amino acids: Transamination, Deamination

Urea cycle.