You favorite clear metabolic pathways resources?

[YossarianLives]

I knew going into my content review that metabolic pathways would be one of my weakest areas (my bio background is very shallow), and I wanted to have multiple resources to cross-reference when I got confused on particular pathways.

I have been mainly using TBR, which goes into pretty heavy detail on the molecular level of each pathway, but I've found that because I've been looking at different resources, I've started to confuse myself.

I'm looking for a clear, somewhat concise take on all the different metabolic pathways we need to know, so that I can start to link them together and understand what is happening in the body on a bigger scale.

Would love to hear if any of you "swear by" any particular resources for particular pathways!

---

Members don't see this ad.

 

[joe_1395]

AK lectures on youtube.

 

[eteshoe]

Metabolism at a Glance

 

[MrFixIt]

AK lectures on youtube.

LOVE AK Lectures. And Crash Course A&P.

 

[MountainClimber94]

My advice would be to draw each pathway out, place your sheets together, and REALLY try to understand how all of them are connected. AK vids for sure. Khan isn't that bad of a resource for this.
1st - Focus on the big picture. Ask yourself what is the purpose of each pathway; What is being produced; What is each component of the pathway doing; Any important enzymes
2nd - Now you can focus in and get as precise as you want

 

[DaAlienist]

Metabolism at a Glance

Is this a textbook? Is this level of detail useful for MCAT studying? I do not want to waste hours and hours looking at material that is not on the AAMC guide outline.

 

[eteshoe]

Is this a textbook? Is this level of detail useful for MCAT studying? I do not want to waste hours and hours looking at material that is not on the AAMC guide outline.

More like a giant picture book than textbook (it's like a 100 pgs and not word dense at all). The link I posted is actually to the latest edition - I had the previous one and have no complaints. It provided good overviews and helped me keep things straight when I could see where things connected, especially when it comes to metabolic pathways. I would treat it as a supplement with your main biochemistry study material.

 

[DaAlienist]

More like a giant picture book than textbook (it's like a 100 pgs and not word dense at all). The link I posted is actually to the latest edition - I had the previous one and have no complaints. It provided good overviews and helped me keep things straight when I could see where things connected, especially when it comes to metabolic pathways. I would treat it as a supplement with your main biochemistry study material.

Great, thank you. Did you ever find a reliable biochemistry practice book or test set. One that really captured the MCAT approach to the topic?

 

[eteshoe]

Great, thank you. Did you ever find a reliable biochemistry practice book or test set. One that really captured the MCAT approach to the topic?

I'll start off by saying it's been 6 yrs since I took the MCAT so there are probably tons of better resources out there. I just got a Kaplan MCAT set and used my Lehninger Biochemistry book for content review and practice. From what I hear the MCAT is a lot more biochemistry focused than it used to be but I think those resources (you can pick your MCAT study set of choice such as TBR, etc.) should still give a solid start. I suggest you look through the MCAT sub-forum to get a better idea of resources current applicants and early med students used (the stickies have some decent options).

 

[Reefboss]

LOVE AK Lectures. And Crash Course A&P.

whats AK ?

 

[MrFixIt]

whats AK ?

Look up AK Lectures in YouTube.