Bachelor of medicine and surgery

SECTION ONE Chemical Constituents of Life 1 Biomolecules and the cell 3 2 Carbohydrates 9 3 Lipids 28 4 Proteins and amino acids 43 5 Nucleic acids and nucleotides 69 6 Enzymes 85 7 Vitamins 116 SECTION TWO Physiological Biochemistry 8 Digestion and absorption 165 9 Plasma proteins 182 10 Hemoglobin and porphyrins 196 11 Biological oxidation 221 SECTION THREE Metabolisms 12 Introduction to metabolism 241 13 Metabolism of carbohydrates 244 14 Metabolism of lipids ...

Major Concepts A. To know what are proteins and their biomedical importance. B. To learn what are amino acids, their classification and properties. C. To learn the classification and properties of proteins. D. Learn the structure of protein. Specific Objective A. 1. Define protein. 2. Describe the biomedical importance of protein and learn composition of proteins. B. Basic monomeric unit of protein is amino acid. 1. What are amino acids? Learn the basic structure of amino acid. 2. Clas...

A well written summary covering vitamins

A well covered summary of vitamins

Summary of carbohydrates

CHAPTER 2: CARBOHYDRATES AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM ABOLISM 1. The general formula of monosaccharides is (A) CnH2nOn (B) C2nH2On (C) CnH2O2n (D) CnH2nO2n 2. The general formula of polysaccharides is (A) (C6H10O5)n (B) (C6H12O5)n (C) (C6H10O6)n (D) (C6H10O6)n 3. The aldose sugar is (A) Glycerose (B) Ribulose (C) Erythrulose (D) Dihydoxyacetone 4. A triose sugar is (A) Glycerose (B) Ribose (C) Erythrose (D) Fructose 5. A pentose sugar is (A) Dihydroxyacetone (B) Ribulose (C) Er...