We are often drawn back when it comes to Biochemistry during the First year of MBBS. It’s not simply a confusing subject, but you have to mug up a lot from this. Some even get to the brink of failing and start looking out for only important topics, so it’s much easier to pass out in the semester. For such students, we have got the list. Below are the important topics to study for Biochemistry during the First year of MBBS.
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Table of Contents
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Cell Membrane and Transport
- Fluid Mosaic Model
- Facilitated Diffusion
- Aquaporins
- Ionophores
- Active Transport
- Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis
Carbohydrates
- Glycogen Storage diseases
- Glycolysis
- TCA cycle
- Glycogen Metabolism
- Gluconeogenesis
- Mucopolysaccharidosis
- Glucose transporters
- Lactose intolerance
- Test for carbohydrates
Enzymes
- Michaelis Menton Graph
- Regulation
- Kinetics
Amino acids and Proteins
- Metabolism of Tyrosine, tryptophan & phenylalanine
- Positively charged and negatively charged amino acids
- Titration curves
- Isoelectric pH
- Essential and Non-essential Amino acids
- Chaperones
- Transamination & Urea cycle
- Methods of detection of protein structures
- Collagen
- Heme Synthesis
- Inborn errors of metabolism
- Phenylketonuria
Lipids
- Sphingolipids
- Cholesterol synthesis
- Omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids
- Ketone body synthesis and utilization
- Rothera’s test
- Lipoproteins
- Fatty acid synthesis
- Hormone-sensitive lipase
- Beta oxidation of fatty acids
Molecular biology in Biochemistry
- PCR and RT PCR
- DNA repair
- Codons
- Post-transcriptional modifications
- Post-translational modifications
- Mutation
Heterochromatin - Klenow fragment
- Mitochondrial DNA
- Sickle cell disease
- Pyrimidine synthesis
- Translation
- Nucleotides
- DNA methylation
- Genomic Imprinting
- Hybridisation techniques
- Blue white assay
Miscellaneous Biochemistry
- Fuel for the body in fed, fasting & starvation
- Respiratory Quotient
- Vitamins
- Source of energy for muscles
- Diabetes and insulin
- Zellweger syndrome
- Thermogenic effect
That’ll be all. Good luck with your exams. Stay tuned for more upcoming MBBS articles and videos.