This podcast describes the unique function of the liver in producing glucose during fasting. The liver restores blood glucose through two coordinated processes, glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis. The podcast also covers the key regulation of both processes by glucagon/epinephrine. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students. Similar content is available at: MEDBIOCHEM.ORG

This podcast covers 5 unique functions that are either exclusive to the liver, or occur mostly in the liver. These functions include: glucose production, cholesterol synthesis, ketone bodies synthesis, the Urea cycle and detoxification of organic molecules. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students. Similar content is available at: MEDBIOCHEM.ORG

This podcast describes the key features of hormone-sensirive lipase and its activation by the beta-adrenergic receptor in adipose tissue during fasting. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students. Similar content is available at:MEDBIOCHEM.ORG or check out my YouTube channel Metabolism Made Easy: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXy2KYiCd9rlg0JmfA392WrEiOYNu39xn

This podcast covers 3 key features of Lipoprotein Lipase including its location, unique function and upregulation by insulin. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students. Similar content is available at: MEDBIOCHEM.ORG

This podcast describes the mechanism of action of Statins and how they are able to reduce plasma cholesterol. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students.

This podcast describes the role of glutamine in detoxifying ammonia produced in peripheral tissues and its transport in the bloodstream for further metabolism and/or disposal of ammonia. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students. Similar content is available at:MEDBIOCHEM.ORG

This pocast covers the metabolism of alanine, glutamate and aspartate and the carbon skeletons they produce, in addition to their input of nitrogen to the Urea cycle. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students. Similar content is available at: MEDBIOCHEM.ORG. You can check out my playlist on YouTube for additional videos. Metabolism Made Easy: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXy2KYiCd9rlg0JmfA392WrEiOYNu39xn

This podcast describes the sources of nitrogen that enter the Urea cycle including the role of 3 enzymes (ALT, AST, GDH) in collecting nitrogen from amino acid metabolism. The role of Glutamate as a sink for nitrogen is also covered. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students. Similar content is available at: MEDBIOCHEM.ORG or YouTube channel: Metabolism Made Easy.

This podcast describes some of the key features of the essential amino acid methionine, as well as, the role of vitamin B12 and folic acid in its resynthesis from homocysteine. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students. Similar content is available at: MEDBIOCHEM.ORG

This podcast defines and describes the use of ketogenic and glucogenic carbon skeletons derived from amino acids. This biochemistry content may be useful to premedical and medical students. Similar content is available at: MEDBIOCHEM.ORG or Check out my YouTube channel: Metabolism Made Easy.