2022C Biochemistry Le 3 Objectives List

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2022C BIOCHEMISTRY LE 3 OBJECTIVES LIST • Distinguish the roles of ABCG-1, ABCA-1, LCAT, CETP,

LDL–R, and SR-B1 in the centripetal transport of


3.01 Glycogenolysis cholesterol.
• Discuss glycogenolysis • Evaluate the relationship between lipid metabolism,
• Explain the regulation of glycogenolysis myocardial infarct and hypercholesterolemia.
• Discuss the different glycogen storage diseases
3.07 Biological Membrane Phospholipids
3.02 Gluconeogenesis • Review of the basic composition and the fluid mosaic
• Review Glycolysis and Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle model of biologic membranes
• Describe the physiological significance of • Chemistry – general structure, types and characteristics
gluconeogenesis • Synthesis
• Compare and contrast the steps of glycolysis and • Phospholipids, sphingolipids and glycosphingolipids
gluconeogenesis o Intracellular sites, precursors, mechanisms,
• Discuss the key features of gluconeogenesis enzymes
• Describe the pathway in terms of its substrates: lactate, o Interconversions – base-exchange, methylation,
glucogenic amino acids, glycerol, propionyl-CoA decarboxylation
• Differentiate between Cori cycle and Glucose-Alanine • Ether phospholipids – precursors, enzymes
cycle • Deficiency syndromes
• Discuss the regulation of the pathway during fasting • Degradation
• Functions
3.03 BGD: Carbohydrates in Everyday Life
• Review the major carbohydrate and common metabolic 3.08 Eicosanoid Metabolism
pathways in the well fed and fasting state Discuss Eicosanoids in terms of:
• Compare these pathways based on several criteria • Characteristics
• Enumerate the different inborn errors of carbohydrate • Biosynthesis
metabolism o Precursor
o Major pathways, enzymes and products
• Elucidate the mechanism by which useful energy is
o Minor pathways
extracted from carbohydrates • Functions
• Review the hormones in terms of chemical composition
and signaling mechanism 3.09 Sphingolipids and Glycosphingolipids
Discuss sphingolipids and glycosphingolipids in terms of:
3.04 Lipid Chemistry • Chemistry – general structure, types
• Classify the lipids • Synthesis – precursors, enzymes
• Summarize their major functions • Degradation – enzymes, products and
• Compare their unique structures • mechanism of lipid storage diseases
• Describe the main stages of lipid digestion
• Discuss the role of digestive enzymes 3.10 BGD: Lipid Metabolism with Clinical Correlates
• Identify compounds arising from the digestion of lipids
that become substrates for further metabolism
3.11 B-Oxidation and Ketogenesis
• Describe the process by which FA are transported in
3.05 Lipogenesis blood, activated and transported in the mitochondria for
• Summarize the digestion & transport of dietary TAGs. breakdown to produce energy thru β-oxidation of fatty
• Recognize the route (pathways and transporters) by acids.
which dietary glucose is converted to fatty acids. o Site
• Compare and contrast the chemical reactions, o Steps involved
precursor/s, enzymes, and co-enzymes for triacylglycerol o Enzymes/Co-enzyme
metabolism in the FED and FAST states as to: o Substrate and Products
o Liver and adipose tissues • Differentiate the β-oxidation and odd-numbered fatty
o Synthesis/regulation acids and unsaturated fatty acids.
o Transport • Compute for the energy yield of the β-oxidation of fatty
• Describe: Insulin resistance – role of muscle and acids
pancreas. • Differentiate β-oxidation from α-oxidation and ω-oxidation
• Summarize the role of the liver in ethanol metabolism, as of fatty acids
to: • Discuss the regulation of β-oxidation of fatty acids
o Occasional/mild alcohol ingestion • Discuss the process of ketogenesis
o Chronic/increased alcohol ingestion o Site
o Substrate
3.06 Cholesterol Metabolism o Enzymes/Coenzymes
• Explain cholesterol metabolism as to: o Products
o Regulation of intracellular cholesterol content: • Describe the regulation of ketogenesis
diet and de novo synthesis • Discuss the different abnormalities associated with
o synthesis/regulation - chemical reactions, oxidation of fatty acids
precursors, enzymes, and co-enzymes;
o transport;
o degradation and excretion
• Explain lipoprotein metabolism as to:
o Contents
o Biosynthesis
o Regulation
o Breakdown

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