BC142 : Metabolism of biomolecules

Compulsory

This course:
Discuss the digestion, absorption process and the transportation of dietary including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, purines, and pyrimidines.
Discuss the metabolism of carbohydrate, Lipids, proteins, purines, and pyrimidines.
Describe the relationship between the major metabolic pathways, and metabolic regulations.
Discuss the pathways impairments e.g., defects in fructose metabolism (essential fructosuria, hereditary fructose intolerance, fructose (sorbitol and diabetic cataract), and enzyme defects in galactose metabolism (galactosemia).
Discuss the biological oxidation, free energy and oxidation reduction potential (redox potential) and the electron transport chain (E.T.C), location, components, energy span and redox span of E.T C, and the inhibitions of E.T.C

By the end of the course, the student will be able to:

Understand the biological importance of digestion, absorption of carbohydrate, lipid, protein, purines and pyrimidines and explain their metabolism and regulation.
Discuss the integration and regulation of the major metabolic pathways.
Understand the components of the electron transport chain (E.T.C), location, components, energy span, redox span of E.T C, and the inhibitions of E.T.C.

Med Term Exam -------------20%

Lab ----------------- 10%

Final Exam --------------------70%

Weeks	Subject	Hours
1, 2, 3	CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM	15
4, 5, 6	LIPID METABOLISM	15
7, 8, 9	PROTEIN AND AMINO ACIDS METABOLISM	18

10, 11	METABOLISM OF PURINES 10+11 AND PYRIMIDINES	18
12	Bioenergetics	8
13, 14	INTEGRATION OF METABOLISM	12