Core paper · Year 3 · Sem 5

Nutritional Biochemistry

4 credits5 units · 32 topicsInternal 25Exam 75

Prep tip

Units II, III and IV carry the big pathways. Learn each one as a single card: where it happens, the steps, the key enzymes, the energy, and the vitamin link.

Suggested order: Unit I, then II, then IV, then III, and V last.

Units

Unit I0 of 7 read

Biological oxidation and enzymes

7 sheets · about 47 min reading

Biochemistry and nutrition4 min Biological oxidation and the electron transport chain7 min Oxidative phosphorylation7 min Enzymes: definition, types and mechanism7 min Factors affecting enzyme activity7 min Coenzymes and B vitamins7 min Free radicals and antioxidants8 min

Unit II0 of 6 read

Carbohydrate metabolism

6 sheets · about 38 min reading

Carbohydrates: classification and reactions6 min Glycolysis6 min TCA cycle (citric acid cycle)7 min Gluconeogenesis7 min HMP shunt (pentose phosphate pathway)6 min Bioenergetics and ATP yield6 min

Unit III0 of 6 read

Protein metabolism

6 sheets · about 45 min reading

Amino acids: classification and properties8 min Transamination and oxidative deamination7 min Decarboxylation and transmethylation6 min Urea cycle8 min Classification of proteins7 min Protein biosynthesis (translation)9 min

Unit IV0 of 6 read

Lipid metabolism

6 sheets · about 35 min reading

Fatty acids: classification5 min Biosynthesis of fatty acids7 min Beta-oxidation of saturated fatty acids7 min Ketone bodies6 min Essential fatty acids4 min Lipoproteins: classification and function6 min

Unit V0 of 7 read

Integration of metabolism, nucleic acids and recent concepts

7 sheets · about 49 min reading

Integration of carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism8 min Hormonal regulation of metabolism7 min Nucleic acids and the structure of DNA8 min RNA: types and functions6 min Recombinant DNA technology8 min Xenobiotics7 min Nutrigenomics5 min

How the 100 marks split

Internal · Tests (best 2 of 3)10

Internal · Attendance5

Internal · Seminar5

Internal · Assignment5

End-semester exam75

Total100

Internal split per the University of Madras UG rules. Your college may differ.Practise a model paper