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