BI 429 Medical Biochemistry and Metabolism (Spring: 3)
Prerequisite:
BI435 or CH561 or equivalents
Living organisms require constant input of energy and raw materials, acquired
from their surroundings and harnessed by numerous metabolic pathways. An
ever-increasing knowledge of the integration and regulation of these pathways
has deepened our understanding of both health and disease. Using studies
from recent research and articles in the popular press, and based on fundamental
biochemistry, we will investigate various topics: the increase in obesity
and diabetes, the metabolism of cholesterol, inborn errors of metabolism,
the connection between how we eat and the global carbon cycle, the sense/nonsense
of nutritional supplementation, and the evolution of metabolic pathways.
Arlene Wyman
Last Updated: 21-MAR-13