Pharmaceutical Biochemistry
Explore the molecular basis of life โ from energy metabolism and carbohydrate chemistry to lipid structure, vitamins, and hormonal signalling.
Unit 1: Unit 1: Introduction to Pharmaceutical Biochemistry
Scope of biochemistry in pharmacy, cell organisation, biomolecules overview, and the molecular logic of living systems.
Unit 1: Introduction to Pharmaceutical Biochemistry
Scope of biochemistry in pharmacy, cell organisation, biomolecules overview, and the molecular logic of living systems.
Unit 2: Biochemistry of Carbohydrates
Structure, classification and metabolism of sugars โ glycolysis, TCA cycle, glycogenesis, glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis.
Unit 3: Bioenergetics
Laws of thermodynamics, free energy, ATP synthesis, oxidative phosphorylation, electron transport chain, and mitochondrial coupling.
Unit 4: Biochemistry of Lipids
Classification of lipids, fatty acid oxidation (ฮฒ-oxidation), lipogenesis, ketone bodies, phospholipids, cholesterol and lipoproteins.
Unit 5: Biochemistry of Vitamins
Fat-soluble (A, D, E, K) and water-soluble (B-complex, C) vitamins โ coenzyme roles, deficiency diseases, daily requirements.
Unit 6: Biochemistry of Hormones
Hormone classification, mechanisms of action, second messengers (cAMP, IP3/DAG), steroid hormones, thyroid hormones and insulin signalling.