This course is designed to teach structure and function of protein, storage of metabolic energy, and introduce recombinant DNA technology for various biochemical studies. Topics discussed include : amino acids and proteins, molecules of heredity, protein conformation, enzymes, introduction to biological membranes, bioenergetics, carbohydrates, glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation, pentose phosphate pathway, gluconeogenesis, glycogen metabolism.