Boards and Beyond:
Biochemistry
A Companion Book to the Boards and Beyond Website
Jason Ryan, MD, MPH
Version Date: 12-7-2016
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DNA Structure 1 Ethanol Metabolism 63
Purine Metabolism 5 Exercise and Starvation 67
Pyrimidine Metabolism 10 Inborn Errors of Metabolism 73
Glucose 16 Amino Acids 78
Glycolysis 19 Phenylalanine and Tyrosine 82
Gluconeogenesis 25 Other Amino Acids 89
Glycogen 29 Ammonia 95
HMP Shunt 34 B Vitamins 101
Fructose and Galactose 38 B12 and Folate 109
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase 42 Other Vitamins 113
TCA Cycle 46 Lipid Metabolism 121
Electron Transport Chain 50 Hyperlipidemia 127
Fatty Acids 55 Lipid Drugs 130
Ketone Bodies 61 Lysosomal Storage Diseases 135
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Biochemistry
A Companion Book to the Boards and Beyond Website
Jason Ryan, MD, MPH
Version Date: 12-7-2016
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, Table of Contents
DNA Structure 1 Ethanol Metabolism 63
Purine Metabolism 5 Exercise and Starvation 67
Pyrimidine Metabolism 10 Inborn Errors of Metabolism 73
Glucose 16 Amino Acids 78
Glycolysis 19 Phenylalanine and Tyrosine 82
Gluconeogenesis 25 Other Amino Acids 89
Glycogen 29 Ammonia 95
HMP Shunt 34 B Vitamins 101
Fructose and Galactose 38 B12 and Folate 109
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase 42 Other Vitamins 113
TCA Cycle 46 Lipid Metabolism 121
Electron Transport Chain 50 Hyperlipidemia 127
Fatty Acids 55 Lipid Drugs 130
Ketone Bodies 61 Lysosomal Storage Diseases 135
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