BIOL201 (BIOL201)

BIOL201 Biochemistry End of Year Exam from 2014 - Essay practice

Learning Objectives • To be able to define what cofactors and co-enzymes are • To be able to identify the co-enzymes derived from water-soluble vitamins • To be able to discuss the key chemical properties of the three co-enzymes discussed in this lecture: NAD/NADP, FAD, coenzyme A (Nucleotides; functional head groups (ring structures for FAD and NAD/NADP); the functionality of the head group; difference between NAD and NADP) • To be able to discuss how NAD/NADP, FAD, and coenzyme ...

Learning Objectives: • Provide a definition of a lipid. • Describe the a generalized scheme of eukaryote fatty acid biosynthesis. • Summarise the bioenergetics of palmitate biosynthesis. • Describe the biosynthesis of unsaturated and long-chain fatty acids. • Discuss the control of fatty acid biosynthesis. • Compare the energy stored in lipids and carbohydrates. • Describe the utilization of triacylglycerides as an energy source (from ingestion to fatty acid oxidation). •...

Learning Objectives: • Be able to identify the principal dietary carbohydrates and describe how they are digested and absorbed • Be able to describe the processes of glycogen synthesis and degradation and understand how they are regulated • Be able to describe the metabolic pathways of glycolysis and gluconeogenesis and understand how they are regulated • Understand glucose homeostasis and the importance of the liver • Be able to describe the involvement of hormones in glucose ho...