Course learning outcomes:

1.       Describe the various biomolecules in body and their structural properties and physiological significance in health and other clinical applications.

2.       Describe the characteristics of enzymes, coenzymes, vitamins, minerals and hormones and their role in regulation of metabolism.

3.       Describe the process of digestion, absorption and metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins and their integration in stages of fasting, feeding and exercise regulated by enzymes, coenzymes and hormones and the metabolism of heme and associated diseases.

4.       Describe the structure of DNA, RNA, cell cycle, processes of replication, transcription and translation of genetic code and the metabolism of nucleotides and the associated disorders.