Metabolism and Bioenergetics

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An examination of principles of energetics and chemical transformations as they pertain to metabolism. Students will explore general issues of bioenergetics and will delve into biochemical pathways of catabolism and anabolism of biological molecules, including key nutrients, and xenobiotic compounds, including drugs and toxins. Attention will be placed on the enzymes and cofactors that mediate critical metabolic transformations, and students will use the scientific literature to investigate mechanisms of regulation and integration of metabolic pathways as well as consequences of aberrant enzyme function to human disease.