Biochemistry : Unit 3 : Semester 2 : Bpharm

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Unit 3

Lipid Metabolism :

β-Oxidation of saturated fatty acid (Palmitic acid).

Formation and utilization of ketone bodies; ketoacidosis De novo synthesis of fatty acids (Palmitic acid)

Biological significance of cholesterol and conversion of cholesterol into bile acids, steroid hormone and vitamin D

Disorders of lipid metabolism: Hypercholesterolemia, atherosclerosis, fatty liver and obesity.

Amino Acid Metabolism :

General    reactions    of     amino    acid    metabolism:    Transamination, deamination & decarboxylation, urea cycle and its disorders

Catabolism of phenylalanine and tyrosine and their metabolic disorders (Phenyketonuria, Albinism, alkeptonuria, tyrosinemia)

Synthesis and significance of biological substances; 5-HT, melatonin, dopamine, noradrenaline, adrenaline Catabolism of heme; hyperbilirubinemia and jaundice.

Biochemistry : Unit 3 : Semester 2 : Bpharm

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