Overview of glucose metabolism
Suggested reading Chapter 9: Endocrine Physiology. Costanzo LS. Physiology. 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2027. Chapter 20: Endocrinology. Ralston SH, Penman ID, Strachan MWJ, Hobson RP, Britton R, Davidson LS. Davidsons Principles and Practice of Medicine. 23rd ed. Edinburgh: Elsevier; 2018. Overall Regulation of Glucose Homeostasis to Insulin BiosynthesisChapter 396. Powers, Alvin C., et al. “Diabetes […]
Carbohydrate metabolism: Gluconeogenesis and glycogen
Suggested reading Reading guide Need to Know There are two chapters from Lippincott for suggested readings. These two chapters are pretty succinct for the topics at hand. Chapter 10 is on gluconeogenesis and Chapter 11 is on glycogen metabolism. The short descriptions listed below are some of the very big-picture, high-yield points. The reading and […]
Carbohydrate metabolism: Oxidative phosphorylation
Suggested reading Reading guide Need to Know If you read chapter 6: Bioenergetics and Oxidative Phosphorylation, from Lippincott, you should have no issue with the objectives. The short descriptions listed below are some of the very big-picture, high-yield points. The reading and the class session will go into more depth and detail. The reading guide […]
Carbohydrate metabolism: TCA cycle
Suggested reading Reading guide Need to Know If you read chapter 9, Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle and Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex, from Lippincott, you should have no issue with the objectives. The short descriptions listed below are some of the very big-picture, high-yield points. The reading and the class session will go into more depth and detail. […]
Carbohydrate metabolism: Glycolysis
Suggested reading Reading guide Need to Know If you read Chapter 8: Glycolysis from Lippincott, you should have no issue with the objectives. However, use your time wisely. If you have a strong biochemistry background and glycolysis, this chapter may not be needed. A “reading guide” is also posted (you’ll see the pattern). This reading […]
Carbohydrate metabolism: Introduction to carbohydrates
Suggested reading Reading guide Need to Know If you read chapter 7 from Lippincott, you should have no issue with the objectives. However, use your time wisely. If you have a strong biochemistry background, this chapter may not be needed. Also, I’m posting a “reading guide.” This reading guide is for people who have a […]
Protein structure and function
Suggested reading Need to Know If you do all these readings, it’s about two chapters worth. It’s not a bad read, but be mindful of your time. Look at the NTK guide and adjust your preparation as needed. The amino acid chapter below is a short read. I would not stress about memorizing the structures. […]
Protein synthesis
Suggested reading Need to Know This reading is once again from Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry. It does a very nice job with translation and all of the learning goals below. Chapter 32: Protein Synthesis. Lippincott® Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry, 8e. Medical Education: Health Library. Describe how certain antibiotics target bacterial protein translation and explain how this […]
Nucleotide metabolism
Suggested reading Need to Know Don’t be intimidated by the word metabolism! Nucleotide metabolism is a very high-yield topic that will come up throughout your career as a physician. Will you be getting into all of the details with your patients? No, of course not. However, when your patient comes to you with a gout […]
DNA
Suggested reading Need to Know This chapter, Chapter 30: DNA Structure, Replication, and Repair, is an excellent chapter on DNA. Chapter 30: DNA Structure, Replication, and Repair. In: Abali EE, Cline SD, Franklin DS, Viselli SM. Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry. 9th ed., international ed. Philadelphia; Baltimore; New York: Wolters Kluwer; 2026. As usual, below is […]