Biochemistry-II: Course content (MLBC-523)

Nucleic Acids

• Structure, Functions & Biochemical Role of Nucleotides
• Structure & Functions of DNA
• Structure & Functions of RNA.

Nutrition

• Dietary Importance of Carbohydrates, Lipids & Proteins
• Balanced Diet

Nutritional Biochemistry Minerals & Trace Elements

• Sources, RDA, Biochemical Functions & Clinical Significance of Iron, Calcium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Potassium & Chloride

Course Contents Tissue Biochemistry

• Extracellular Matrix
• Collagen
• Elastin and Extracellular Matrix Components
• Biochemistry of Proteoglycans
• Bone & Teeth
• Muscle & Cytoskeleton

Metabolism of Carbohydrates

• Digestion & Absorption of Carbohydrates
• Glycolysis & its Regulation
• Citric Acid Cycle
• Metabolism of Glycogen
• Gluconeogenesis and regulation of blood glucose
• Pentose Phosphate Pathway & its Significance METABOLISM OF LIPIDS
• Digestion & Absorption of Lipids
• Metabolism & Clinical Significance of Lipoproteins
• Fatty          acid     oxidation         biosynthesis     and      metabolism      of Triacylglycerols
• Metabolism & clinical Significance of Cholesterol
• Metabolism of Eicosanoids

Metabolism of Proteins & Amino Acids

• Digestion of Proteins & Absorption of Amino Acids
• Transamination & Deamination of Amino Acids and urea cycle
• Specialized products formed from Amino Acids