Metabolism general concepts: energy in biological systems and the role of ATP, coupled reactions; metabolic pathways.

Catalysis and control of biochemical reactions: enzymes, enzyme kinetics, enzyme regulation, coenzymes and vitamins.

The central energy way: the citric acid cycle, electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation.

Carbohydrate metabolism: glycolysis, the yield of respiration, gluconeogenesis, glycogen and carbohydrate storage.

Lipid metabolism: Use and transport of fats and cholesterol, Oxidation and biosynthesis of fatty acids, triacylglycerol biosynthesis, cholesterol biosynthesis, ketone bodies, biosynthesis of volatile fatty acids in the rumen.

Amino acid metabolism: digestion of proteins; aminotransferase and transport of the amino group to the liver; production and excretion of urea, catabolism of the carbon skeleton of amino acids.

Signal transduction and metabolic regulation