Learning Outcomes
After the successful completion of the course, students should:
know the basic metabolic pathways of human metabolism
know how each metabolic pathway is regulated
know the role of basic metabolic pathways to the satisfaction of major nutritious human needs
know how the basic metabolic pathways are correlated and interact with each other
understand how the basic metabolic pathways are correlated with major metabolic diseases
Course Content (Syllabus)
Glycolysis
Gluconeogenesis
Citric acid cycle
Oxidative phosphorylation
Pentose phosphate pathway
Glycogen biosynthesis
Glycogenolysis
Other carbohydrates metabolism
Ethanol metabolism
Oxygen free radicals
Fatty acid oxidation
Fatty acid biosynthesis
Cholesterol metabolism
Lipoproteins