Metabolism Made Easy

This podcast covers the total energy output from glycolysis, pyruvate dehydrogenase and the TCA cycle starting with glucose. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast covers the regulation of the cycle and other key regulatory roles of citrate. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast covers the enzymes in the TCA cycle and its energy output. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcasts covers the major fuel stores (reserves) available during fasting. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast covers lactate dehydrogenase and lactic acidosis. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast covers pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency and thiamine deficiency clinical outcomes. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This episode covers pyruvate dehydrogenase, coenzyme requirements and its regulation in detail. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast covers the regulation of the Urea cycle, the detoxification of ammonia in peripheral tissues as well as some important clinical correlates. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast covers the steps in the Urea cycles including the sources of nitrogens that enter the cycle. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This episode covers the regulation of pyruvate kinase and the effect of enzyme deficiency on red blood cells. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast describes the activation of the alpha1-adrenergic receptor and the production of the second messengers DAG, IP3 and calcium. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast describes the activation of the beta-adrenergic receptor and the generation of the second messenger, cAMP in detail. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast provides an overview of G-protein coupled recertors (GPCRs) and Second messengers. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast describes the activation of receptors tyrosine kinase receptors. This biochemistry content may be useful to medical and premedical students.

This podcast describes the mechanism of action of steroid receptors and the types of cellular responses they ellicit. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast describes the 4 types of receptors involved in cellular signaling. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcasts describes the various types of enzyme inhibition with some specific examples. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast summarizes the major types of enzyme regulatory mechanisms. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcasts covers the major reactions where tetrahydrofolate and B 12 are needed. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast describes the packaging and disposal of ammonia. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast describes the glutamate dehydrogenase reaction and its regulation. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast describes the effect of alcohol metabolism on depleting important gluconeogenic intermediates, namely, pyruvate, oxaloacetate and Glyceradehye 3-P by a rise in NADH. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students. Similar content is available at: MEDBIOCHEM.ORG

This podcast covers the reaction details and regulation of the aminotransferases ALT and AST. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast provides an overview of protein digestion in the small intestine including the mechanism of activation of zymogens. An introduction to transaminases is also covered. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast describes the major nutrients in the diet and their overall catabolism to produce energy. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.