Biochemistry 320-ERS-1BIEL

Substantive content:
Biological oxygenation, types, energetics, and meaning: oxidative and non-oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate, tricarboxylic acids cycle, and respiratory chain
Biosynthesis ATP – photosynthetic, oxidative, and substrate phosphorylation
Basic mechanisms of regulation of metabolism
Nucleic acids – their structure, types, and function
Amino acids, peptides, proteins – their structure, types, and functions
Catabolism of proteins, amino acids, and nucleotides: deamination, urea cycle, degradation of purines and pyrimidines
Enzymes, coenzymes, vitamins – their structure, types, biological and metabolic functions
Replication and transcription. Translation and modification of proteins
Saccharides and lipids – their structure, types, and function
Carbohydrate metabolism: glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, and pentose phosphate pathway
Lipids metabolism: biosynthesis and oxidation of fatty acids
Porphyrins – their structure, types, and functions