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BIO 403: Biochemistry II (Credit, 4)

Course Content:

• Bioenergetics and Thermodynamics: Biological oxidation reduction reactions, ATP and its role in various metabolic processes; Functions of various proteins: Immunoglobulin, Oxygen carrier proteins,
• Metabolic pathways; Glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, pentose phosphate pathway and their regulations; TCA/Kreb’s cycle and its regulation: Production of Acetyl-CoA, reactions of the Citric Acid Cycle Glyoxylate pathway.
• Fatty acid biosynthesis and degradation: Digestion, Mobilization, and Transport of Fats, Oxidation of Fatty Acids, Ketone Bodies;
• Amino acid biosynthesis and degradation; nitrogen excretion and the Urea Cycle;
• Nucleotide metabolism: Pathways and their regulations.
• Clinical biochemistry: Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes Insipidus and Mellitus, Hyperlipidemia

Suggested Books:

• Principles of Biochemistry: Lehninger, Nelson and Cox; W.H. Freeman; 5th edition; 2008.
• Biochemistry: Lubert Stryer; W. H. Freeman; 7th Edition; 2010.
• Biochemistry by Donald Voet, Judith G. Voet; Wiley; 4th edition; 2010.
• Harpers Illustrated Biochemistry, Murray, Bender, Botham, Weil

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