Biochemistry
Unit 2 Notes
1. Carbohydrate metabolism
Glycolysis– Pathway, energetics and significance
Citric acid cycle- Pathway, energetics and significance
HMP shunt and its significance; Glucose-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase
(G6PD) deficiency
Glycogen metabolism Pathways and glycogen storage diseases (GSD)
Gluconeogenesis- Pathway and its significance
Hormonal regulation of blood glucose level and Diabetes mellitus
2. Biological oxidation
Electron transport chain (ETC) and its mechanism.
level Oxidative phosphorylation & its mechanism and substrate
phosphorylation Inhibitors ETC and oxidative phosphorylation/Uncouplers