代謝生物化學概論

Description: A week-long intensive lecture course to cover basic subjects in metabolism, including biomolecules, enzymes, glycolysis, citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, pentose phosphate shunt, photosynthesis, lipid metabolism and amino acid metabolism. The course is most suitable for advanced undergraduate students and beginning graduate students who need to learn and/or refresh basic biochemistry in a natural and painless manner. The course will emphasize true understanding of basic metabolism, and keep sheer memorization to the minimum. It is expected that students will acquire and retain important knowledge about metabolic biochemistry. The lectures will be interactive and students will work on assigned problem sets and readings. Daily exams will be given to allow students to self-evaluate the learning process. Subjects to be covered: Mon: Molecular interactions, Biomolecules (carbohydrates, lipids and proteins), Special lecture on biochem techniques Tue: Enzymes, Glycolysis, Fermentation, Gluconeogenesis, Special lecture on biochem signaling process Wed: Citric acid cycle, Oxidative phosphorylation Thu: Pentose phosphate pathway, Photosynthesis Fri: Fatty acid metabolism, Amino acid metabolism

Attendance (10%), Q & A (20%), Daily exams (40%), and Final written exam (30%)