This note covers the following topics: Basic
Chemistry of Amino Acids, Carbohydrates, Lipids and Nucleic Acids, Ionic
Equilibria, Biological Membranes and Transport, Protein Structure and Analysis,
Hemoglobin and Myoglobin, Enzyme Kinetics, Vitamins and Minerals, Glycolysis:
Regulating Blood Glucose, Fructose Metabolism, Ethanol Metabolism Non-Glucose
Sugar Metabolism, Gluconeogenesis, Glycogen Metabolism, Diseases and Disorders,
Adipose Tissue: Not Just Fat, Gut-Brain: Control of Feeding Behaviors, Obesity:
Metabolic Consequences, The Metabolic Syndrome: MetS, Diabetes and Insulin
Action.
The book deals with basic issues and
some of the recent developments in biochemistry. Particular emphasis is devoted
to both theoretical and experimental aspect of modern biochemistry.
Medical biochemistry is an essential component of curriculum for all
categories of health professionals. This lecture note on Medical biochemistry
integrates and summarizes the essentials of the core subject. Topics covered
includes: Conformation of biomolecules, structure and their relationship to
biological activity, synthesis and degradation of major metabolites, Production
and storage of energy, Biocatalysts and their application, Intercellular
communication by hormones, Molecular events in gene expression and regulation.
Author(s): The Carter Center, The Ethiopia Ministry
of Health
This note covers the following topics: Principles of development in biology, Early embryonic development, Later
embryonic development, Ramifications of developmental biology.
This note covers the following topics: Lipid Structure, Protein
Structure, Carbohydrates/glycans, Dna, Genomics, And Proteomics, Binding,
Transport And Kinetics, Catalysis, Oxidation Or Phosphorylation, Signal
Transduction, Metabolic Pathways.
This lecture note
covers the following topics: Glycolysis is Energy Conversion, Glyceraldehyde
Phosphate Dehydrogenase, Phosphoglycerate Kinase, Phosphoglycerate Mutase,
Enolase, Net Reaction, Maintaining Redox Balance, NAD + Binding, Control of
Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis, Formation of Phosphoenopyruvate, Oxaloacetate
Shuttle, High-Energy Phosphate Bonds, Regulation of Glycolysis and
Gluconeogenesis.
This book covers the
following topics: Bioinformation, Engineered Cells and Organs, Nanomaterials,
MEMS and NEMS: Self-Assembly, Chemical Dendrimers, Quantum Dots, Encapsulation,
Biosensors and Nanosensors, Lab on a Chip, BioMEMS, Artificial Ciliary Transport
Systems Nanotubes and Fullerenes, Interactivity, Robots and Specialties.
This note covers the following topics: Plant Biology, Origins of
Life, Human Physiology, Human Neurology, Developmental Biology, Freshwater
Ecology, Regulation of Biological Systems, Control of Growth and Development,
Genetics and Evolution and Cell Biology.