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MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY I

Category: Department of Clinical Medicine & Surgery

Faculty: Faculty of Clinical Sciences

Year of Study: 1

Semester: 1

Code: MBC 103

Hours: 30

Credit: 03

Module Competence: This module is designed to enable the learner to apply concepts and principles of medical biochemistry in clinical practice.

Module Outcomes

By the end of this module the learner should:

Describe concepts and principles of biochemistry
Explain the structure, property and function of Water, electrolytes, vitamins, enzymes
Explain structure, property and function of protein, lipids and carbohydrates
Discuss protein/nucleotide metabolism and disorders

Module Content

Essentials of Biochemistry; definitions, uses of biochemistry, chemical bonds, protein synthesis.

Biomolecules I - Water, electrolytes, enzymes, vitamins, amino acids.

Biomolecules II - Proteins, carbohydrates and lipids.

Metabolism I - Protein and nucleotide metabolism, gout, phenylketonuria.

No files for the course

Introduction to Medical Biochemistry I

Importance of biochemistry

1.3 importance of biochemistry.pdf

Biomolecules I ~ Biochemistry of water

2.4 Biochemistry of Water.pdf

Biomolecules I ~ Amino acids, Electrolytes

Biomolecules I ~ biochemistry of hormones

Biochemistry-of-hormones.pdf

Biomolecules II ~ Lipids

7.0 BIOCHEMISTRY OF LIPIDS.pdf

Biomolecules II ~ proteins

6.1 Proteins (Biochemistry).pdf

Metabolism

1. Metabolism.pdf