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Module 11 – Biochemistry
Utilising the fundamentals of the preceding organic chemistry courses the generation of metabolic energy in higher organisms will be considered with an emphasis on regulation at the molecular, cellular and organ levels. The special cases of in situ mechanisms of enzymatic catalysis will be highlighted.
Topics include: topics in carbohydrate, lipid and nitrogen metabolism, complex lipids and biological membranes, hormonal signal transduction.