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Protein Structure:

(4 Proteins structure, Peptide information, Bonding in proteins, Protein Denaturation, Protein Hydrolysis, Protein Folding)

 

Proteins/Amino Acids:

 

Stereochemistry

 

(-R group chemistry, order of deprotonation, essential/non-essential, zwitterion, acid-base/isoelectric point)

 

Good Amino Acid Questions for Content reinforcement

Amino acids and proteins questions (practice)

 

Amino Acid Reactions

(Sulfur Linkage, Gabriel Synthesis, Strecker Synthesis)

 

Hydrophobic effect

(Tertiary structure interaction: Disulfide bonds, Hydrogen bonding, Salt bridges, Non-polar Hydrophobic interactions)

 

Protein Separation/Analysis Techniques/Chromatography:

 

Lab Techniques

Gel Electrophoresis and SDS-Page

 

Enzymes

(Enzymes, Enzyme Inhibition, Enzyme Catalyst, Competitive, and Non Competitive)

 

(M-M)

 

Major Non-Enzymatic Protein Functions:

(Brief Review: Binding, Immune System, Motors)

 

Cofactors, Coenzymes

 

Vitamins & Minerals

 

Positive and Negative Feedback

(Positive and Negative Feedback, Feedback Regulation)

 

(Allosteric regulation)

 

Carbohydrates & Carbohydrate Reactions:

 

Glycoside Formation

 

Naming and Classification Carbohydrates

 

Absolute configuration

 

Epimers

 

Anomers

 

Lipids:

(Overview, of fatty acids, Triacylglycerols, phospholipids, Sphingolipids, Terpenes, Steroids, waxes)

 

Prostaglandins

 

Eicosanoid

 

Phosphoglycerides

 

Nucleotides:

 

DNA:

 

Metabolism: General

(Aerobic Cellular Respiration vs Anaerobic)

 

Anabolism vs. Catabolism

 

Metabolism: Glycolysis

 

Metabolism: Fermentation

 

Metabolism: Citric Acid Cycle (a.k.a., Krebs Cycle, Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle [TCA])

 

Metabolism: Electron Transport Chain

 

Lipid Metabolism

Metabolism: Fatty Acid and Proteins

 

Protein Metabolism

Transamination: question 5,7,9

 

Glucogenic vs Ketogenic Amino Acid

 

Bioenergetics

 

Gibbs Free Energy

 

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

 

Biological Oxidation-Reduction Reactions

 

Allosteric Regulation of Enzymes

Fermentation

 

Gluconeogenesis

 

Pentose Phosphate Pathway

 

Krebs Cycle (a.k.a., Citric Acid Cycle, Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle [TCA])

Giving explanation in both textual document and videos resources

 

Electron Transport Chain

 

Biochemical Shuttles

 

Fatty Acid Biosynthesis

ATP Synthase

 

(Oxidative phosphorylation)

 

Regulation of Carbohydrate Metabolism

(Glycolysis and Gluconeogenesis Regulation)

 

Hormonal Regulation of Metabolism

CONNECTED PATHWAYS OF METABOLISM

Other Metabolic Pathways - MCAT Biology

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