This note covers the following
topics: Cells and Viruses, Protein Structure and Function, Nucleic Acids, Genes
and Genomes, Gene Transcription, Posttranscriptional Processes, Cell Signaling
and Apoptosis, DNA Replication, Mutation and Repair, Cell Division and System
Development, Biotechnology, Genes and Diseases.
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