Diversity of carbohydrates in nature; Structures and functions of simple sugars; Physical and
chemical properties of simple sugars; Structures and functions of polysaccharides; Complex
carbohydrates and their biological functions; Glycoproteins, Immunogenic functions and ABO
blood groups; Digestion of carbohydrate; Definition of terms (Glycolysis, Glycogenesis,
Glycogenolysis, Hexose monophosphate shunt, Gluconeogenesis); Glycolysis, Terminal oxidation
of glucose: Fates of pyruvate & Citric Acid Cycle; Metabolism of glycogen: Glycogenesis &
Glycogenolysis; Gluconeogenesis; Hexose monophosphate shunt; Cori cycle and Glucose-alanine
cycle; Cori cycle and Glucose-alanine cycle; Disorders of carbohydrates metabolism