Unit - 5

Central catabolic pathways – glycolysis, hexose monophosphate pathway, Entner Doudoroff pathway, tricarboxylic acid cycle –   electron transport system–components – adenosine  triphosphate structure and their generation types –  fermentations – types – anaerobic    respiration

Video Lectures (Watch the video files with headphone for audio clarity and note the points in course journal (CJ), and get it signed by course teacher). To find the key points that should be there in CJ, click HERE

1. Introduction to central catabolic pathways - Lect 1

2. Explanation about glycolysis - Lect 2

3. Explanation about hexose monosphosphate pathway/Pentose phosphate pathway - Lect 3

4. Explanation about Entner Doudoroff pathway - Lect 4

5. Explanation about tricarboxylic acid cycle or citric acid cycle - Lect 5

6. To understand about the electron transport chain (ETC) or systems - Lect 6

• Click HERE for a video explaining the concept of ETC (with oxidative phosphorylation) at the end of the video

• For a simple video explaining the ETC click HERE 

• ETC explained in Tamil click HERE

7. Detail about ATP and their generation types - Lect 7; for an interesting 1 min video explaining how ATP produced click HERE 

8. Fermentation and its types - Lect 8

9. Anaerobic respiration and its importance - Lect 9