Biochemistry III - Animal Biochemical Processes 100 Hours Certificate Course (Pre-Medical Program)

There are 10 lessons as follows:

1 Introduction

• Introduction to Metabolism: 1. Catabolism, 2. Anabolism
• Energy Transfers within the Organism: Sources of energy, The digestive process as a source of energy and matter, Components of the cell, Metabolism within the cell, Catabolic metabolism, Anabolic metabolism, Energy exchanges, Free energy, Enthalpy, Entropy, Energy transporters, ATP, Oxidation –reduction processes, Enzyme catalysed reactions
• Terminology

2 Glycolysis and Glycogen Metabolism

• Glucose and its Central Role in Metabolism
• Glycolysis: Phase I: the activation of glycolysis, ATP Production summary from Glycolysis, Metabolism of Pyruvate, Glycogen, Fructose and Galactose
• Terminology

3 Movement through Membranes

• Lipids and Fats
• Membranes
• Kinetics and Mechanisms of Transport: Mediated and non-mediated transport, Ion gradient driven active transport, ATP driven active transport
• Ionphores
• Terminology

4 Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation

• The Mitochondrion
• Electron Transport
• Oxidative Phosphorylation
• Citric Acid Cycle/Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
• Control of ATP Production
• Terminology

5 Sugar and Polysaccharide Metabolism

• Sugars: Monosaccharides, Oligosaccharides, Polysaccharides
• Glycoproteins
• Gluconeogenesis: Biosynthesis of oligosaccharides and glycoproteins
• The Pentose Phosphate Pathway
• Terminology

6 Lipid Metabolism

• Lipids
• Lipid Metabolism
• Pancreas and Bile Acid
• Transport across the Mitochondrial Membrane
• Fatty Acid Oxidation in the Mitrochondrion: Beta Oxidation
• Unsaturated Fatty Acid Oxidation
• Ketone Bodies
• Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids
• Metabolic Control and Regulation of Fatty Acid Metabolism: Hormonal Regulation, Gylcogen/Insulin Regulation
• Cholesterol Synthesis and Netabolism
• Control of Cholesterol Biosynthesis and Transport
• Arachidonate Metabolism: The Cyclic Pathway of Arachidonate Metabolism, Cyclooxygenase and Peroxidase, Eicosanoids
• Phospholid and Glycolipid Metabolism
• Terminology

7 Amino Acid Metabolism

• Amino Acids
• Amino Acid Metabolism: Transamination, Amino acid synthesis, Amino acid catabolism, Glucogenic, Ketogenic, Protein catabolism: the urea cycle
• Biosynthetic Percursors and the Role of Amino Acids
• Biosynthesis and Physiologically Active Amines
• Amino Acid Biosynthesis: Biosynthesis of non-essential amino acids, Biosynthesis of essential amino acids, Aspartate Family, Pyruvate Family, Aromatic Family, Histidine, Summary of the Major Energy Metabolic Pathways
• Major Organs: Brain, Muscle, Adipose Tissues (fat), Liver
• Nitrogen Fixation
• Terminology

8 Nucleotide Metabolism

• Nucleic Acids
• Nucleotides
• Synthesis & Regulation of Ribonucleotides: Purines, Pyramidines
• Formation of Deoxyribonucleotides
• Nucleotide Degradation
• Purine Catabolism
• Purine Nucleotide Cycle
• Nucleotide Coenzymes in Animals
• Terminology

9 Enzyme Activity

• Enzymes
• Enzyme Classification
• Enzyme Kinetics
• Enzyme Regulation
• Terminology

10 Other Processes

• Homeostasis
• Hormones
• Neuro Transmitters
• Signalling Cascade
• Receptor Binding
• Nuclear Localisation Signals
• Terminology