Metabolism - The Metabolic Map: Proteins

The course presents a detailed exploration of protein and amino acid metabolism within the broader metabolic network. It explains how dietary proteins are digested into amino acids and describes their structural features, classifications, and biochemical properties. The content covers amino acid catabolism, including transamination, deamination, and entry of carbon skeletons into major pathways. The urea cycle is explained as the primary mechanism for nitrogen detoxification. The course also outlines protein synthesis, emphasizing transcription, translation, folding, and turnover. It integrates these processes with glycolysis, the TCA cycle, and lipid pathways, and highlights clinical implications such as metabolic disorders and nutritional effects.