Medico Guides 5th Block (Module No 09) Biochemistry Guidelines

Prepared by: 

                  Hanzala Masood (G14)   

Compiled by: 

                  Muhammad Ahmad Bhatti (G14)

Reference Books:

  • Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry 8th Edition 
  • Satyanarayana Biochemistry 6th Edition
  • Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry 30th Edition

CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM

(HNSS-B-001a)

Chapter 12: (Lippincott)

(Whole chapter is important)

Fructose Metabolism:

(Complete) 

  • Phosphorylation, Fructose 1 Phosphate cleavage kinetics 
  • Fig 12.2 v.v.imp 
  • Again shortlist text along with fig 12.2 
  • Disorders: Fructosuria and Hereditary Fructose Intolerance (v.v.v.imp)
  • Enzymes deficient , product accumulated, symptoms and treatment for disorders 
  • From fig 12.3.
  • Glucose conversion to sorbitol (Sorbitol Pathway) (v.v.v.imp)
  • Synthesis+ How Sorbitol causes hyperglycemia + Fig 12.4 (v.v.v.imp)

Galactose Metabolism:

(Complete)

  • Disorders: Galactokinase deficiency + Galactosuria + Aldose reductase (v.v.imp)
  • From fig 12.5

Lactose Metabolism:

(Complete) 

      Lactose Intolerance (blue box) v.imp

VITAMINS

(HNSS-B-001b)

Chapter 28: (Lippincott)

  • Vitamin A (vv imp)
  • Structure 
  • Absorption and transport + release from liver with fig 28.19 (imp)
  • Fig 28.19 (vvvvvv imp)
  • Functions (visual cycle) (imp)
  • Deficiency (nyctoplasia + skin conditions) (imp)
  • Vitamin A toxicity
  • Should clearly describe the physiological and therapeutic function of Vit A 

(Fig 28.21 imp)

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