| Hours | Subjects | Text Chapters |
11 | Metabolism of Carbohydrates: | |
Introduction to metabolism | 6.1, 6.2 | |
Chemistry, properties, and function of mono- oligo-, and poly-saccharides | p. 1139-1142 | |
Glycolysis | 7.1-7.4 | |
Gluconeogenesis | 7.5 | |
Tricarboxylic acid cycle | 6.3, 6.4 | |
Mitochondrial electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation | 6.5-6.7 | |
Glycogen metabolism | 7.6 | |
Hereditary metabolic diseases of carbohydrate metabolism | clin. corr. 7-11 | |
Pentose phosphate pathway | 8.2-8.4 | |
8 | Lipid Metabolism: | |
Chemistry, properties, and function of glycerides, phospholipids, glycolipids and lipopolysaccharides | p1143-5, 9.1, 9.2, 10.4 | |
Fat digestion and absorption | 9.5 | |
Metabolism of fatty acids | 9.3, 9.6 | |
Ketogenesis | 9.6 | |
Synthesis of phosphoglycerides | 10.2 | |
Eicosanoid pathway | 10.5, 10.6 | |
2 | Steroids: | |
Synthesis and breakdown of cholesterol and bile acids | 10.3 | |
Cholesterol and blood lipids in cardiovascular disease | clin. corr. 10-2 & 10-3 | |
3 | Membranes and Membrane Transport: | |
Membranes and membrane proteins | 5.1-5.4 | |
Membrane transport, channels and pores | 5.5, 5.6 | |
Facilitated and passive diffusion, glucose transport | 5.7 | |
Active transport, ion and drug pumps | 5.8 | |
Ionophores | 5.9 | |
5 | Amino Acid Metabolism: | |
Metabolism of nitrogen and ammonia | 11.1-11.3 | |
Urea cycle | 11.4 | |
General metabolism of amino acids in man | 11.5 | |
9 | Nutrition: | |
Micronutrition (vitamins) | 28.1-28.8 | |
Micronutrition (minerals) | 28.9, 28.10 | |
Macronutrition | 27.1-27.9 | |
3 | Hormonal Regulation of Metabolism: | |
Hormones and receptors in general | 20.9 | |
Single and 7-transmembrane domain receptors | 20.10 | |
Second messengers | 20.12 |