BCH 340 - Metabolism 1

Introduction to metabolism and bioenergetics . Saccharides metabolism . Glycogen metabolism . Glycolysis and its regulation . Citric acid cycle , glyoxylate cycle . Oxidative phosphorylation . Gluconeogenesis . Diabetes . Pentos phosphate shunt . Photosynthesis . Defects in carbohydrate metabolism .

Classification of lipid , lipolysis , lipogenesis . Biosynthesis of fatty acids . Oxidation of fatty acids . Ketogenesis . Defect in lipid metabolism .