U3.-LIPID METABOLISM Teaching unitCourses:ADVANCED BIOCHEMISTRYYear: Year 2 of Bachelor's in PharmacyDegree: Bachelor's in PharmacyDescriptionThis Unit of 8 sessions explains the digestion and transport of dietary lipids, the oxidation and the synthesis of fatty acids, triacylglycerols and the major membrane lipids as well as the cholesterol metabolism and blood lipoproteins.ObjectivesTo know the essential concepts to understad the central pathways of metabolismTo analyze the systhesis and degradation of fatty acids and other lipidsSubjectsLecture topicsDigestion and transport of dietary lipidsOxidation of fatty acids and metabolism of ketone bodiesSynthesis of fatty acids and triacylglycerolsSynthesis of major membrane lipidsCholesterol metabolismLaboratory topicsAnalysis of metabolites in urineAnalysis of cholesterol and LDL