Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Science (Volume 4 page 171)
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521-305 "Biochemistry of Mammalian Metabolism and Nutrition" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. Biochemistry, Faculty of Science (v4, p171) : Next:521-306 | Prev:521-304
Credit points: 10.0
Coordinator: Dr D L Ebert
Prerequisite: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 521-201 and 521-202, or Biological Chemistry 521-024. In special circumstances, the Head of the Department may permit some students who have not taken 521-202 to enrol in this subject.
Contact: 26 lectures (two a week)
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
By the end of the program the student should have acquired:
- An appreciation of the relationships between nutrients and the metabolic processes of the typical mammal;
- A general knowledge of the factors determining metabolic integration and homeostasis;
- A detailed knowledge of the mechanism of action of selected lipid soluble vitamins and adaptive responses to a variety of dietary and environmental factors;
- A detailed understanding of the role of muscle in nitrogen homeostasis and the biochemical processes governing the metabolic responses of muscle development and metabolic responses to exercise, nutritional variations, physical trauma, anabolic drugs and muscle wasting diseases;
- A detailed understanding of the regulation of lipoprotein gene expression and metabolism and lipid transport mechanisms and the role of these processes in obesity and cardiovascular disease.
Content:
Overview of whole animal nutrition and metabolism including tissue specialisation. Adaptive responses: the molecular basis for regulation of enzymes, nutrient carrier proteins and relevant cell receptors. Mechanism of action of vitamins with particular emphasis on lipid soluble vitamins. Integrated aspects of carbohydrate, lipid and amino acid metabolism and protein turnover. Overview of the structure and function of skeletal muscle with particular emphasis on muscle proteins. Maintenance of nitrogen homeostasis in response to disturbances caused by excessive feeding, starvation, physical trauma, variations in diet, and clinical disorders such as cancer and muscle wasting diseases. Muscle metabolism, including the regulation of muscle protein gene expression, metabolism and protein turnover, metabolic adjustments in the athlete, and the biochemical basis of anabolic drug use and abuse in sport. The dietary fate of lipids, lipid transport mechanisms and the regulation of lipoprotein gene expression and metabolism. The biochemical basis of obesity and cardiovascular disease and related nutritional problems as well as adaptive responses to excessive consumption of alcohol.
Assessment:
A 2-hour end-of-semester written examination.
Prescribed texts:
1. Biochemistry, Faculty of Science (v4, p171) : Next:521-306 | Prev:521-304
2. Agriculture, Faculty of Agric, For & Hort (v4, p19) : Next:521-306 | Prev:521-304
Year 4 Agriculture.
Credit points: 8
Coordinator: Dr D L Ebert.
Prerequisite: 521-024 Biological Chemistry
Contact: 26 hours of lectures.
Timetable: Second semester
See additional details under the Biochemistry subject above.
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2. Agriculture, Faculty of Agric, For & Hort (v4, p19) : Next:521-306 | Prev:521-304
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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