Lecture 8: Phospholipids and biomembranes

Contents

• Phospholipid structure
• Specificity and membrane formation
• Cholesterol as a membrane lipid
• Biomembrane structure and function

Lecture 7: β-oxidation’s energy, gluconeogenesis, and hyperglycemia

Contents

• Bioenergetics of β-oxidation
• β-oxidation and glycolysis co-operation
• Gluconeogenesis
• Regulation of gluconeogenesis
• Introduction to hyperglycemia
• Insulin effects

Lecture 6: Fatty acids and β-oxidation

Contents

• Introduction to fatty acids
• During a run: fuel and its uses
• Fatty acid mobilization
• β-oxidation pathway

Lecture 5: Glucose’s energy and rebuilding glycogen

Contents

• Overall ATP production from glucose
• ETC’s proton pump
• Antioxidants and nutrients
• Insulin and its action
• Glycogen synthesis

Lecture 4: Krebs Cycle and the Electron Transport Chain

Contents

• Mitochondrial reactions
• Krebs citric acid cycle
• Krebs cycle summary
• Introduction to electron transfer
• Electron transport chain
• ETC overview

Lecture 3: Glycolysis and glycogen storage

Contents

• The reactions of the glycolysis production phase
• Aerobic glycolysis summary
• Anaerobic glycolysis and lactate
• Accessing glycogen stores

Lecture 2: Metabolism & Glycolysis

Contents

• Introduction to metabolism
• Types of metabolic pathways
• A review of ATP
• Thermodynamics and metabolism
• Muscle contraction
• Introduction to glycolysis and further reactions
• The reactions of the glycolysis investment phase

Lecture 1: Carbohydrates

Contents

• Introduction to carbohydrates
• Examples and ring conformations
• Modifying sugars
• Disaccharides and above

List of topics

• Structure and derivatives of carbohydrates
• Metabolism and glycolysis
• Kreb’s cycle and electron transport
• Antioxidants, insulin signalling, and glycogen synthesis
• Hormones and fat mobilization, beta oxidation
• Gluconeogenesis, liver and Adil’s hyperglycemia
• Phospholipids and membranes

Introduction

This is a blog where I’m supposed to write about what I learned today in class. Hopefully, rehashing and paraphrasing the day’s lecture will help me remember the important facts. The lesson plans and everything are probably property of my professor, but information is free to share, right?