About the Course
Carbohydrates serve as a major energy source and as structural elements in the cells of our body. Glucose is a simple carbohydrate and is used by almost all living cells as an energy source. It is therefore important for us to study the types, structures and metabolism of carbohydrates in detail along the applied aspects.
In this regard, we have created a course on the biochemistry of carbohydrates and its metabolism which has been divided into two parts.
While first part of the course deals with the chemistry of carbohydrates, carbohydrate classification, isomerism, associated molecules and relevant biochemical reactions, the second part deals with the metabolism of carbohydrates. Important topics like glycolysis, oxidative phosphorylation, HMP shunt pathway, glycogen, fructose, galactose pathway are explained in detail. Interactive exercises are provided to self-check and comprehend the subject in a better way.
Target Audience
Medical students – Allopathy, Dental.
Alternative Medicine students – Homeopathy, Ayurveda.
Para/Allied medical students -Nursing, Physiotherapy, BSc Biochemistry.
Post graduate students – General medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, MD/MSc/PhD Biochemistry.
Course Delivery Format
This course is delivered entirely online. It consists of a series of comprehensive lectures by a professor in the subject, appropriately annotated with slides, animations and wherever necessary, interactive content. The delivery offers tremendous flexibility. You may pause a teacher while you refer to your textbooks (not includes) and to take notes. You may also rewind a segment to listen to the teacher again or you may skip a slide or two if you already know that bit. You may bookmark a segment that you wish to return to later, maybe to refresh just before your exams. While the lessons in this course may be arranged in a particular order based on our curriculum, you have the flexibility to take them in order of your preference based on your personalized learning needs.
Benefits
While this course is to help you learn the subject from an online faculty, it may help you in several ways even if you are already enrolled in some medical, dental or paramedical school. Many of our students felt that the format in which this course is delivered has helped them to cope up against the fast paced lectures in actual class – it’s like having a TV remote in class to self-pace your teacher. Animations help understand concepts better by making concepts easy to understand… and difficult to forget.
Kabir Paul
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa