Biochemistry guide book

for students in Medicine, Dental medicine and Pharmacy

Content

I. Biopolymers and enzymes

1. Protein structure

2. Nucleotides and nucleic acids

3. Water-soluble vitamins

4. Types of enzyme reactions

5. Enzyme specificity

6. Enzyme kinetics

    7. Regulation of enzyme activity

II. Bioenergetics

1. Macroergic compounds and conjugation of processes

2. Metabolism

3. Redox-systems

4. Oxidative phosphorylation at substrate level

5. Respiratory chain

6. Biologic oxidation

7. Tricarboxylic acid cycle

III. Metabolism of carbohydrates

1. Metabolism of glucose

2. Metabolism of fructose and galactose

3. Metabolism of glycogen

4. Features in different tissues and organs

IV. Metabolism of lipids

1. Lipoprotein complexes

2. Cholesterol and cholesterol derivatives

3. Metabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG)

4. Fatty acids

5. Ketone bodies

6. Phospholipids

7. Disorders of lipid metabolism

V. Metabolism of amino acids

1. General reactions of degradation of amino acids

2. Disposal of ammonia

3. Exchange of single-carbon fragments

4. Catabolism of amino acids

5. Synthesis of amino acids

6. Formation of biologically active products from amino acids

VI. Metabolism of nucleotides

1. Purine nucleotides

2. Pyrimidine nucleotides

VII. Iron absorption

VIII. Metabolism of porphyrins

1. Porphyrin biosynthesis

2. Degradation of hemoglobin

3. Metabolism of bilirubin

4. Jaundice

IX. Signal transduction

Application 1