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BCHEM 253 — METABOLISM OF NUTRIENTS I

BSc BSc Biochemistry · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Living cells and overview of intermediary metabolism. Mechanism of action of coenzymes from water-soluble vitamins. Basic principles of thermodynamics as applied to biological systems. Bioenergetics principles and the ATP cycle – Bioenergetics of glycolysis, TCA cycle. Membranes – composition and assembly, permeability, transport systems, types (nuclear, mitochondria, chloroplast). Photosynthesis.

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