MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY II

The main purpose of the course is to enhance the students by the knowledge and concepts of biochemistry in addition to their clinical correlation. The course outlines the biosynthesis of heme and its disorders, the structure and function of nucleic acids and its metabolism and associated disorders. Also, the course focuses on mechanism of hormonal actions as well as the metabolic function of hormones, vitamins and minerals and their disorders. It will teach students how to handle the biological samples to be measured in the laboratory. The student should be able to use the equipment in the biochemistry laboratories to get an accurate result. Student should be able to interpret the results of the biochemical parameters tested in the laboratories.