Portale di Ateneo - En.Unibs.it

Digestion and absorption of carbohydrates. Glycolysis. Lactic and alcoholic fermentations.
Glycogenolysis.
Regulation of glycolysis and glycogenolysis.
Signaling pathways: membrane receptors and signal transduction.
Energy balance from glucose in anaerobic and aerobic conditions.
Glucose (gluconeogenesis) and glycogen synthesis . Their regulation.
- Pyruvic dehydrogenase. Krebs cycle and its regulation.
The mitochondrial respiratory chain. Oxidative phosphorylation.
- Digestion and absorption of lipids. Catabolism of triglycerides in adipose tissue. Catabolism of fatty acids: b-oxidation and its regulation. Synthesis of fatty acids and its regulation. Triglyceride synthesis and its regulation.
- Digestion of proteins and absorption. Urea cycle and its regulation. Glucogenic, ketogenic, glucogenic / ketogenic amino acids.
Essential and non-essential amino acids.
Metabolism integration. Differences in the metabolism of different tissues. Metabolism at rest and under stress. The fasting-feeding cycle. Blood glucose control. The metabolic effects of insulin, adrenaline, glucagon.
- Role and importance of vitamins and minerals in metabolism. The metabolism of calcium, phosphate and iron.