BIOC30010 Metabolism and Disease
This module examines the metabolism of amino acids, nucleotides, carbohydrates and cholesterol with a special emphasis on metabolism based diseases. Topics covered include protein nutritional requirements in humans, amino acid and nucleotide formation and breakdown, the role of vitamins and cofactors in health and disease, how enzyme deficiencies can cause diseases, how enzyme inhibitors can be used to treat diseases, cholesterol metabolism and membrane trafficking. In the practical classes students will quantify biomolecules and assess the protein content of a given diet. One of the main aims is to ensure students can obtain accurate experimental results.
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This is actually a really interesting module if you can get over the amount of material you have to learn. If you're in biochem this is a core and just start studying straight away. Don't leave the material until last minute, especially Malthouse's stuff.
If you have an interested in the metabolism of proteins lipids and carbohydrates