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I'm a physician doctor with an MD degree. My passion for teaching has always been appreciated by students with whom I have shared my knowledge. I'm a passionate teacher of medical biochemistry and would like to share my knowledge about this beautiful subject with all those who is interested to learn to understand the cellular metabolic events and to understand the metabolic disease process. I would like to learn new things by keeping myself updated with current research in the field. Let us share the knowledge each other!!

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Energy sources for brain and other tissues during fasting and starvation.

During fasting and starvation as a physiological adaptation mechanism different reserves are used in our body to provide the energy needs of different tissues in.ucding brain and RBCs. Initial energy source is glycogen and then it shifts to protein breakdown and lipolysis. Please watch the video below to learn more. 


Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Energy yield from breakdown of glycogen

Are you wondering how many ATPs you get from the glucose 1-phosphate released from glycogen? Please watch my video on this topic. 

http://youtu.be/ftVZ5o-jHlE

Energy from complete oxidation of glucose.


Want to know how many ATPs you get on oxidation of glucose then please my video on energy yield from complete oxidation of glucose to 6 CO2. 
http://youtu.be/Ax3ZYW0RN1Q