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How much emphasis does medical school place on memorizing biochemical pathways? Of the following pathways, which are the most important to memorize?
glycolysis
TCA cycle
electron transport chain
gluconeogenesis
pentose phosphate pathway
glycogen synthesis/breakdown
beta-oxidation of fatty acids
amino acid synthesis (loads of pathways in this category)
purine/pyrimidine biosynthesis
I ask because I'm finishing up my undergraduate biochemistry class and I want to know which pathways are the most important to remember and which pathways (if any) I could be okay forgetting. The only one I really have memorized outright so far is glycolysis (structures, enzymes, substrates, everything).
I'm attaching a poll as well. For the poll, pick the top 3 most important biochemical pathways to have memorized.
glycolysis
TCA cycle
electron transport chain
gluconeogenesis
pentose phosphate pathway
glycogen synthesis/breakdown
beta-oxidation of fatty acids
amino acid synthesis (loads of pathways in this category)
purine/pyrimidine biosynthesis
I ask because I'm finishing up my undergraduate biochemistry class and I want to know which pathways are the most important to remember and which pathways (if any) I could be okay forgetting. The only one I really have memorized outright so far is glycolysis (structures, enzymes, substrates, everything).
I'm attaching a poll as well. For the poll, pick the top 3 most important biochemical pathways to have memorized.