BIOCHEMICAL METABOLISM

BIOCHEMICAL METABOLISM

THEORY
Aims and Objectives: This subject shall give information about all the major metabolic pathways occurring in
our body. The students will learn the details about metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids,
enzymes & the deficiency diseases related to them.

Suggested Readings:
1. Practical Clinical Biochemistry by Harold Varley
2. Text book of Medical Laboratory Technology by P. B. Godker
3. Medical Laboratory Technology by Mukherjee
4. Principal of Biochemistry by M. A. Siddiqi
5. Instrumental Analysis by Chatwal Anand
6. Text book of Medical Biochemistry by ChaterjeeShinde
7. Principal of Biochemistry by Lehninger
8. Biochemistry by Voet&Voet
9. Biochemistry by Stryer

1. Carbohydrate Metabolism a) Introduction, Importance and Classification b) Digestion and Absorption d)
Metabolism: – Glycolysis, Citric acid cycle, Gluconeogenesis Glycogenolysis, Glycogenesis e) Disorders of
carbohydrate metabolism.
2. Protein Metabolism a) Introduction, Importance and classification b) Important properties of proteins c)
Digestion & absorption of Proteins d) Metabolism of proteins e) Disorders of protein metabolism and Urea Cycle
3. Lipid a) Introduction & Classification b) Digestion & absorption of fats c) Lipoproteins f) Fatty acid
biosynthesis & fatty acid oxidation
4. Nucleic Acid a) Introduction b) Functions of Nucleic acid c) Functions of energy carriers
5. Enzymes a) Introduction, Importance & Classification b) Properties of enzymes c) Mechanism of enzyme
action d) Factors affecting enzyme action e) Enzyme kinetics & enzyme inhibitors