I. Biopolymers and enzymes
1. Protein structure
2. Nucleotides and nucleic acids
3. Water-soluble vitamins
4. Types of enzyme reactions
5. Enzyme specificity
6. Enzyme kinetics
7. Regulation of enzyme activity
II. Bioenergetics
1. Macroergic compounds and conjugation of processes
2. Metabolism
3. Redox-systems
4. Oxidative phosphorylation at substrate level
5. Respiratory chain
6. Biologic oxidation
7. Tricarboxylic acid cycle
III. Metabolism of carbohydrates
1. Metabolism of glucose
2. Metabolism of fructose and galactose
3. Metabolism of glycogen
4. Features in different tissues and organs
IV. Metabolism of lipids
1. Lipoprotein complexes
2. Cholesterol and cholesterol derivatives
3. Metabolism of triacylglycerols (TAG)
4. Fatty acids
5. Ketone bodies
6. Phospholipids
7. Disorders of lipid metabolism
V. Metabolism of amino acids
1. General reactions of degradation of amino acids
2. Disposal of ammonia
3. Exchange of single-carbon fragments
4. Catabolism of amino acids
5. Synthesis of amino acids
6. Formation of biologically active products from amino acids
VI. Metabolism of nucleotides
1. Purine nucleotides
2. Pyrimidine nucleotides
VII. Iron absorption
VIII. Metabolism of porphyrins
1. Porphyrin biosynthesis
2. Degradation of hemoglobin
3. Metabolism of bilirubin
4. Jaundice
IX. Signal transduction
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