BIOCHEMISTRY (Unit:- 1) Study Material
Biomolecules:
Introduction, classification, chemical nature and
biological role of carbohydrate, lipids, nucleic acids, amino acids and
proteins.
Bioenergetics:
Concept of free energy, endergonic and exergonic
reaction, Relationship between free energy, enthalpy and entropy; Redox
potential. Energy rich compounds; classification; biological significances of
ATP and cyclic AMP.
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Carbohydrate metabolism:
Glycolysis – Pathway, energetics and significance
Citric acid cycle- Pathway, energetics and significance HMP shunt and its
significance; Glucose-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency Glycogen
metabolism Pathways and glycogen storage diseases (GSD) Gluconeogenesis-
Pathway and its significance Hormonal regulation of blood glucose level and
Diabetes mellitus
Biological oxidation:
Electron transport chain (ETC) and its mechanism. Oxidative
phosphorylation & its mechanism and substrate level phosphorylation Inhibitors
ETC and oxidative phosphorylation/Uncouplers
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Lipid metabolism:
β-Oxidation of saturated fatty acid (Palmitic acid) Formation
and utilization of ketone bodies; ketoacidosis De novo synthesis of fatty acids
(Palmitic acid) Biological significance of cholesterol and conversion of
cholesterol into bile acids, steroid hormone and vitamin D Disorders of lipid
metabolism: Hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, fatty liver and obesity.
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Amino acid metabolism:
General reactions of amino acid metabolism:
Transamination, deamination & decarboxylation, urea cycle and its disorders
Catabolism of phenylalanine and tyrosine and their metabolic disorders (Phenyketonuria,
Albinism, alkeptonuria, tyrosinemia) Synthesis and significance of biological
substances; 5-HT, melatonin, dopamine, noradrenaline, adrenaline Catabolism of
heme; hyperbilirubinemia and jaundice
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Nucleic acid metabolism and genetic
information transfer
Biosynthesis of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides Catabolism
of purine nucleotides and Hyperuricemia and Gout disease Organization of
mammalian genome Structure of DNA and RNA and their functions DNA replication
(semi conservative model) Transcription or RNA synthesis Genetic code,
Translation or Protein synthesis and inhibitors
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Enzymes:
Introduction, properties, nomenclature and IUB
classification of enzymes Enzyme kinetics (Michaelis plot, Line Weaver Burke
plot) Enzyme inhibitors with examples Regulation of enzymes: enzyme induction
and repression, allosteric enzymes regulation Therapeutic and diagnostic
applications of enzymes and isoenzymes Coenzymes – Structure and biochemical
functions
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