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The Medical Biochemistry Page is a portal for the understanding of biochemical, metabolic, and physiological processes with an emphasis on medical relevance.

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The Medical Biochemistry Page has been a continuously updated and expanding, free educational resource on the internet since 1996. The goal of the site is to provide extensive, detailed, and accurate information on a range of topics centered on the foundation of Medical Biochemistry. In addition to content that would be found in most Medical Biochemistry textbooks, The Medical Biochemistry Page contains integrated content related to physiology and pharmacology.

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by Michael W. King, PhD

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by Michael W. King, PhD

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Amino Acid Catabolism

Last Modified: February 18, 2025 Introduction to Amino Acid Catabolism All tissues have some capability for synthesis of the non-essential amino acids, amino acid remodeling, and conversion of non-amino acid carbon skeletons into amino acids and other derivatives...

Amino Acid Biosynthesis

Last Modified: February 18, 2025 Introduction to Amino Acid Biosynthesis All tissues have some capability for synthesis of the non-essential amino acids as well as amino acid remodeling that generates other amino acids such as glutamate conversion to glutamine....

Synthesis of Phospholipids

Last Updated: February 19, 2025 Phospholipid Structures Phospholipids are synthesized by esterification of an alcohol to the phosphate of phosphatidic acid (1,2-diacylglycerol 3-phosphate) or through the remodeling of lysophospholipids. Most phospholipids have a...

Synthesis of Triglycerides

Last Updated: November 20, 2024 Introduction to the Synthesis of Triglycerides Fatty acids are stored for future use as triglycerides (TG; also termed triacylglycerides, TAG) in all cells, but primarily in adipocytes of adipose tissue. Triglycerides constitute...

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