PHARMACIST EVALUATING EXAMINATION SYLLABUS BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES part 1
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PHARMACIST EVALUATING EXAMINATION SYLLABUS BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES part 1
Biochemistry
TOPICS OF STUDY: BIOCHEMISTRY
Intermediary Metabolism
- Enzymes reaction rates and kinetics, the influence of xenobiotics, vitamins and trace elements
- Carbohydrates, structure and function, synthesis/degradation
- Glycolysis
- Citric acid cycle, glyoxylate cycle and pentose phosphate cycle
- Biosynthesis of lipids, regulation by insulin and glucagon, steroid hormones and atherosclerosis
- Oxidative degradation of amino acids
- Fatty acid oxidation, formation of ketone bodies
- ATP and bioenergetics including oxidative phosphorylation, electron transport and the effects of xenobiotics
Macromolecules
- Nucleic acids
- Protein synthesis
- Chromosome structure, DNA replication and transcription, effects of antibiotics, cancercausing viruses
- Lipids and membranes
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENOMICS
TOPICS OF STUDY: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENOMICS
Molecular Biology: Basis of Information Transfer for Cell Integrity and Well-being
- Structure and functions of proteins and lipids
- Biochemistry and cellular organization
- Essential amino acids, degradation of purines and uric acid production
- Cell signalling (neurotransmitters, hormones) Cellular growth (the cell cycle)
Genomics
Organization of the human genome
Gene expression and regulation
DNA structure and function
Instability of the human genome
Replication, mutation and DNA repair
Recombination and developmental genetics
Relationship between genes and proteins
Structure and function of proteins
Protein folding and conformation
Transcription into RNA
mRNA translation into proteins
Genetic engineering and cloning of genes
Cell-based DNA cloning
Cloning vectors
Molecular pathology - Identifying human disease genes
Applications: Gene therapy and other molecular genetic-based therapeutic approach