1. Amino Acids and Proteins. - Amino Acids. - Protein Structure: General. - Collagen and Fibrous Proteins. - Hemoglobin. - Plasma Proteins. - Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation. - Genetic Diseases. - Review Questions on Amino Acids and Proteins. - 2. Enzymes. - Nature of Enzymes. - Enzyme Kinetics. - Effects of Kinetic Parameters on Enzyme Activity. - General Aspects. - Review Questions on Enzymes. - 3. Carbohydrates. - Structural Aspects of Carbohydrates. - Digestion. - Glycolysis. - Entry of Other Hexoses into the Glycolytic Pathway. - Metabolism of Pyruvate. - Regulation of Glycolysis. - Pentose Phosphate Pathway. - Gluconeogenesis. - Glycogen Metabolism. - Glycogen Storage Diseases. - Hormonal Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism. - Review Questions on Carbohydrates. - 4. Energetics and Biological Oxidation. - Concepts in Biological Oxidation. - Metabolism of Pyruvate to Carbon Dioxide. - Electron Transfer via the Respiratory Chain. - Chemi-Osmotic Theory of Oxidative Phosphorylation. - Review Questions on Energetics and Biological Oxidation. - 5. Amino Acid Metabolism. - Functions of Amino Acids in Man. - Essential and Non-Essential Amino Acids. - Nitrogen Balance. - Protein Quality. - Protein Digestion. - Amino Acid Absorption. - Amino Acid Degradation. - The Urea Cycle (Krebs-Henseleit Cycle). - Excretion of Free Ammonia. - Degradation of the Carbon Skeletons. - One-Carbon Fragment Metabolism. - Metabolism of Phenylalanine and Tyrosine. - General Precursor Functions of Amino Acids. - Review Questions on Amino Acid Metabolism. - 6. Porphyrins. - Structure and Chemistry. - Metabolism. - Disorders of Porphyrin and Heme Metabolism. - Genetic Diseases. - Review Questions on Porphyrins. - 7. Lipids. - Classification of Lipids. - Functions of Lipids. - Digestion and Absorption of Lipids. - Fatty Acids. - Ketone Bodies. - Triacylglycerols. - Phospholipids. - Glycosphingolipids (Glycolipids). - Lipoproteins. - Genetic Diseases. - Review Questions on Lipids. - 8. Steroids. - Cholesterol: Structure and Chemistry. - Occurrence and Function. - Biosynthesis of Cholesterol. - Metabolism of Cholesterol. - Action of Steroid Hormones. - Cholesterol Levels. - Disorders of Cholesterol and Steroid Metabolism. - Cholesterol in Perspective. - Review Questions on Steroids. - 9. Membranes. - Overview. - Chemistry and Structure. - Functions. - Review Questions on Membranes. - 10. Nutrition. - Major Nutrients. - Micronutrients. - Review Questions on Nutrition. - 11. Purines and Pyrimidines. - Structure and Nomenclature. - Synthesis of Nucleoside Diphosphates and Triphosphates. - Purine Metabolism. - Pyrimidine Metabolism: Biosynthesis. - Deoxyribonucleotides Are Formed by Reduction of Ribonucleoside Diphosphates by Ribonucleoside Diphosphate Reductase (Ribonucleotide Reductase). - Some Anticancer Drugs Act by Blocking Deoxythmidylate Synthesis. - Functions of Nucleotides. - Review Questions on Purines and Pyrimidines. - 12. Nucleic Acids: Structure and Synthesis. - DNA. - RNA. - Review Questions on Nucleic Acids. - 13. Protein Biosynthesis. - Cellular Machinery. - Information Transfer. - Peptide Bond Formation. - Postribosomal Modification of Proteins. - Some Antibiotics Acting as Inhibitors of Protein Synthesis. - Review Questions on Protein Biosynthesis. - 14. Medical Genetics. - Basic Genetics. - Mutations. - Recombinant DNA Techniques. - Genetic Diagnostic Techniques. - Gene Therapy. - Well-Known Genetic Diseases. - Review Questions on Medical Genetics. Language: English