Biochemistry: Metabolism

Catalog description

Biochemistry investigates the chemical structures, reactions and processes that occur in living systems. Indeed, the very principles of chemistry, biology, physics, and math converge in the field of biochemistry, and biochemical concepts provide a focal point for many disciplines, including biology, healthcare, the pharmaceutical industry, environmental studies and ecology, and our understanding of evolution. This course opens the study of metabolic pathways by which cells catabolize and metabolize carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. The course examines the mechanisms of the different reactions that constitute these pathways and the regulatory mechanisms that control their efflux in living systems. Review of scientific literature broadens students' understanding of metabolism in the human body with special focus on human diseases.