Metabolism of Carbohydrates

Chemistry and function. Isolation and purification of polysaccharides. Molecular weight determination and analytical methods for structural determination of polysaccharides. Degradation and digestion of carbohydrates – sugars, storage cycle, the phosphate path and the Cori cycle: the Calvin pathway. Gluconeogenesis and glyconeogenesis. Regulation of carbohydrate metabolism. Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism.